Text:
Numbers 16:1-10
Topic:
Insignificant Ministry
This will be discussed with the following
sub-headings:
Background
The
Rebellion
Insignificant
ministry! Wrong mindset
Characteristics
of people suffering from the mentioned wrong mindset
Aftermath
of rebellion
Conclusion.
Background
The
fourth book of the bible named Numbers is basically/largely historical, one
thing is however succinct via the record is the intension to show how Israel
responded to God’s kindness as a struggling and imperfect people. How are
responding today?...Chapter fifteen (15) starts out with God’s laws as
regarding the administration of burnt offering, voluntary offering, annual
festival offering amongst other offerings that was expected from the children
of Israel then, the chapter then continued by stating penalty for breaking Sabbath
laws and also dictating to Moses the then leader to add tassels to his garment
to show that he must/cannot make laws by himself except as the Lord says since
it is the Lord that brought them out of Egypt. May God help us to first offer
ourselves to Him as a living sacrifice (which is pivot in His requirements from
us now) and by extension release part of the good things He blesses us with in
Jesus mighty name. Amen. Rom 12:1, James 1:17, Luke 6:38.
The Rebellion
A
Levite with the name Korah along with Dotham and Abiram rebelled against Moses
and by extension God’s leadership.Vs.1.They did not do this alone, they incited
others to do same it is however worrisome and questionable that those influenced
are :
1. Leaders
2.Two hundred and fifty (250). The questions keep popping:
Shouldn’t they know better?
Were they expecting a rebellion the
records showed they dived in easily/cheapish
How did they emerge as leaders?
How good was their leadership?
Their
emphasis in Verse 3 reveals envy, Jealousy are we better today?
Insignificant ministry! Wrong mindset
Moses’s
first comment was a statement of total trust in God and his choice saying God
will affirm His chosen vessel tomorrow as it is His prerogative to do so, DO WE
STILL ALLOW GOD CHOOSE AND AFFIRM HIS CHOICE AMONGST HIS PEOPLE?
Moses
then mentioned it while questioning who looks like the main culprit in Vs. 9,
IS YOUR MINSTRY INSIGNIFICANT THAT YOU HAD TO ASK FOR MORE by implication Moses
was saying:
1.
Do you know you are also a leader of some sort?
2.
Do you know the worth of your office too?
3.
Are you grateful to God for His grace on you at all?
4.
Do you want to have it all before God and in God?
May
God us help in represent Him in well wherever He has placed us in Jesus mighty
name.
Characteristics of people suffering from
the mentioned wrong mindset
Ø They
are obviously not busy for and in God
Ø Envious
Of God’s grace and positioning of others Vs. 10
Ø Rebellious
vs.1
Ø Stirs
others to follow suit in their rebellion
Aftermath of rebellion
Death
(spiritually and physically) or exiting a stage in a punitive manner Vs.31
Used
as bad examples for other Vs. 40
They
are dangers to their friends, associates and all their environment Vs.34-35
Conclusion.
In
Gods ministry there are no insignificant ministry, some may be wrongly assumed
so maybe for visibility, publicity or remuneration amongst others but it is not
so, don’t forget even if Paul plants and Apollos waters the Lord alone gives
increase 1 Cor. 3:6,SO LIKE Wale Adenuga will say we are all pencils in the
hands of the creator. Just like it is in human body as explained by Apostle
Paul in 1 Cor.12:22 the parts that seems weakest and least important are
actually most necessary same suffices for ministry we are all significant
change that mindset today.
Shalom.
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