SCHEMING: NOT ALLOWED
Memorise: But all these
woreth that one and the selfsame spirit, dividing to every man severally as he
will. 1st Corinthians 12:11
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.
Bible in one year: Exodus 25-26, Romans
11:25-12:8
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 jobs descriptions to the children of God. 1st 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.
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