S) "50 But you shall appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of the testimony, and over all its furnishings and over all that belongs to it. They shall carry the tabernacle and all its furnishings, and they shall take care of it; they shall also camp around the tabernacle."
Numbers 1:50 (NASB)
O) I'm a big fan of the fighting monk character in movies and videogames. From old kung fu films to Final Fantasy games to Firefly, the fighting monk always seemed to blend this cool combination of fatality and soothing. They can tend your wounds as easily as he can kill you. But that is not how God works with His people, here. The tending of the tabernacle and ministry to The LORD is too important, too delicate, too lethal.
A) Sometimes, I want to be doing dozens of things for God all at once. I'll hear a message about the missions field and I'm ready to go from "zero to hut in 4.2 seconds." On the Sanctity Of Life weekend, I'm ready to volunteer all of my time at CareNet. On and on my interests and passions can pull me into a thousand different spiritual battles. What I need to remember, though, is that sometimes those fights just aren't my fights. God has specific callings on the lives of every follower. He redeems with specific purposes in mind. I need to know my own purpose, and support the other fighters the way God wants, not join the fray the way I want.
P) Father, Your grace is enough for me. I accept what You would have me do, trusting that it is both, the most effective use of my time, but also, ultimately, the most fulfilling. In obedience, I will keep my eyes ahead. I want to answer Your every call, however You want to use me. It's Your will, Father, not mine. In Jesus's name I pray. Amen.
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