MEMORISE:
But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man
severally as he will. 1 Corinthians 12:11.
READ:
Numbers 16:8-14.
8.And
Moses said unto Korah, Hear, I pray you, ye sons of Levi: 9.Seemeth it but a
small thing unto you, that the God of Israel hath separated you from the congregation
of Israel, to bring you near to himself to do the service of the tabernacle of
the LORD, and to stand before the congregation to minister unto them? 10.And he
hath brought thee near to him, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee:
and seek ye the priesthood also? 11.For which cause both thou and all thy
company are gathered together against the LORD: and what is Aaron, that ye
murmur against him? 12.And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of
Eliab: which
said, We will not come up: 13.Is it a small thing that thou hast brought us up
out of a land that floweth with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness,
except thou make thyself altogether a prince over us? 14.Moreover thou hast not
brought us into a land that floweth with milk and honey, or given us
inheritance of fields and vineyards: wilt thou put out the eyes
of these men? we will not come up.
MESSAGE
In
Numbers 16, we read of a highly explosive rebellion that rocked God's people in
the wilderness. Some leaders were not satisfied with the level of assignment
God had apportioned to them. Instead of going through Moses to God to ask if
there could be an expansion
of their job description, they began to eye the priesthood. They wondered how
God could give them so little an assignment considering their zeal to serve
Him. How could some other people be chosen as the priests when they were there?
At some point, they succeeded in convincing 250 popular leaders, who were princes,
to favour their cause. What started like a joke had become a great revolt. In
the end, the Lord Himself stepped in and delivered judgement to all concerned.
From
this story, we should learn to be content with whatever God gives to us. God
gives talents to every person according
to their abilities. The Holy Spirit is in charge of assigning job descriptions
to the children of God. 1 Corinthians 12:11 says: "But all these worketh
that one and
the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will." He is in
charge of God's vineyard, and so He is the One to give you the portion you
should work on. Also, He will give you the required ability and the spiritual stamina
to perform the assignment. Someone may say, "I am still an ordinary altar
minister, whereas by now I should have become a zonal pastor." The Holy Spirit
knows why you are where you are. You can be sure that when you need
to occupy a higher office than where you are now, He will take you there.
However, to move up the ladder in God's Kingdom is not by acts of the flesh but
by the will of the Spirit. You are not permitted to seek higher office by
scheming out your leader in order to take his place. Some people do this and
succeed in replacing their leader, but they are completely outside of God's plan
and out of their divine assignment. They are no longer in God's employment;
they now serve their own bellies at best or the devil at worst. Any work done
by such ecclesiastical rogues will never attract any reward from Heaven,
because the
foundation of that service is not the Holy Spirit. If they ever make it to
Heaven, they will be told
"You worked for yourself and not for God, so go and reward yourself."
KEY
POINT: Many leaders are operating in God's permissive will, outside of His
perfect will. That God has not stopped you from following your inordinate
ambitions does not mean He approves or supports your actions.
BIBLE
IN ONE YEAR: EXODUS 25-25 AND ROMANS 11:25-12:8.
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