7.10.8 "What you do is Important to God"

"What you do is Important to God"

I Chronicles 9:1-10:14
Acts 27:21-44
Psalm 8:1-9
Proverb 18:23-24

Psalm 8:3-6 says, " When I look at the night sky and see the work of your fingers - the moon and the stars you set in place - I cannot understand how you can bother with mere puny man, to pay any attention to him! And yet you have made him only a little lower than the angels, and placed a crown of glory and honor upon his head. You have put him in charge of everything you made; everything is put under his authority."

In 1 Chronicles 9 we are going through family trees, and families of priests and chiefs of sub-clans.

What caught my attention was some of the job descriptions being mentioned. In verse 17, there are the gatekeepers. "They are responsible for the eastern royal gate." There were the Korahites who "were in charge of the sacrifices and the protection of the sanctuary, just as their ancestors had supervised and guarded the Tabernacle." in verse 20, "Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, was the first director of this division in ancient times. And the Lord was with him."

In verse 21-22 there was Zechariah, who "had been responsible for the protection of the entrance to the Tabernacle. There were 212 doorkeepers in those days. They were chosen from their villages on the basis of their genealogies, and they were appointed by David and Samuel because of their reliability."

In verse 26, the four head gatekeepers... "were in an office of great trust, for they were responsible for the rooms and treasuries in the Tabernacle of God. Because of their important positions they lived near the Tabernacle, and they opened the gates each morning." Some were in charge of checking in and out the vessels used in worship, others responsible for the furniture, items in the sanctuary, and the supplies such as fine flour, etc.

So what's that about? Active Ministry Involvement is important to God. The principle behind Active Ministry Involvement is Responsibility. You can see through scriptural examples like this that God wants each of us to treat our duties in the body of Christ as well as in our workplace with great reverence, and understanding of responsibility.

We live in a "volunteer mentality" age. The volunteer mentality is that we "help out", often with a shallow motivation of feeling good about ourselves. If the going gets a little rough, it's no big deal to drop out because there's no sense of responsibility. Some don't take responsibility for duties, tasks, ministries, etc because they think... "well, I'm just a volunteer... it's not really my 'JOB' to do do it..." That doesn't make sense when you read the Psalm, "You have put him in charge of everything you have made. Everything is put under his authority." When we read that commission, we should be in awe of the privilege we have to work for the Lord. We can think that we get involved in ministry just because it's a good thing to do. We do it because it's a necessary element of who God has created us to be. As we mature in Christ, we must be showing maturity in this area as well.

The men mentioned in this scripture were described as treating their positions with honor. They were appointed because of their reliability.

Sure, it benefits many people when you are reliable and responsible, but more importantly, God is watching your attitudes and behaviors in how you treat the assignments you've been given. Don't ever feel that you have an unimportant part. Some people mentioned in today's reading were in charge of furniture... It's still important to God.

There's something in each of us that has a desire to do great things for God. As you look at David, and Stephen, and so many other great men of God, what prepared them for greatness was their faithfulness in the daily tasks before them. Be faithful today. No matter how small your task may seem, You are making a difference!




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P Greg


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