I encountered 1 Chronicles 14:2 in my daily Bible study last week and it gave me a great deal to ponder.
“And David knew that the Lord had established him as king over Israel and that his kingdom had been highly exalted for the sake of his people Israel.”
The word that grabbed me was ‘established’. In the Hebrew, the word means
‘to be firm, be fixed, be certain, be prepared, to set up, build, make ready. Denotes bringing something into existence. Signifies initial preparation.’
God ESTABLISHED David as king over Israel for the sake of God’s people, Israel. God had a reason and a purpose for placing David where He placed him. If that is true for David, then it is not a theological stretch to assume the same is true for you and me.
God has established me [done the initial preparation and brought into existence] in ministry and He has a reason and purpose for that. Part of His reason and purpose is surely to draw me closer to Him, but if 1 Chronicles 14: 2 is any indication, the primary reason and purpose of my establishment in ministry is for someone else’s sake. I am called to ministry as an instrument in God’s hands to draw others closer to Him.
God has established YOU for the sake of another.
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Perhaps you are a mom to little children. You have been established as their mom to give them guidance and spiritual instruction.
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It could be that you have been established as one of the few believers in Christ in your workplace so that you can be a light in the darkness.
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Maybe you have been established as a nursery or youth worker in your church in order to love on young people in Jesus’ name.
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Perhaps you are a single established in that role for this season to set an example of integrity and character to other singles around you.
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You may be a mentor to a younger Christian in order to model for them a Christian walk in the middle of a perverse world.
God establishes each of us for a specific kingdom purpose.
Do you recognize where you are established by God and the purpose for it?
MEDITATION MOMENT: I have been established in ministry in this generation for a specific purpose. I also have been established by God as a wife to Greg, a step-mom to Charlie, a daughter to my mother, an aunt to my nephews, and a pharmacist in the community.
Share with us where God has established you and the purpose, as you understand it, for your establishment in that place at this time.
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