Jeremiah 7:23 NRSV
“But this command I gave them, “Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and you shall be my people; and walk only in the way that I command you, so that it may be well with you.”
We are going to back into this. I was reading in 1 Chronicles the assignments, including the temple assignments, for each family of Israelites. Within the family of Levites they had assignments to assist overall assist the descendants of Aaron( the priests), and among their assignments they stood every morning thanking and praising God. The priests had duty in service to the Lord. The skilled temple musicians provided the music.
The assignments went on and on, the gatekeepers, the treasurers, officers, judges, military, the leaders of tribes, those who were skilled in building the temple, assembling the pieces in the temple. and it goes on. Everyone had a role to play and it worked because everyone knew their assignment.
Now, each of us has an assignment given by God for our gifts and talents. Don’t get me wrong. I’m not talking about the jobs we may have, or what we do in those those jobs, but what each us bring to those jobs.
You see, you are still you. The gifts that God gave you for your assignment are still your gifts. We get our assignment from God and when we follow - all is well. It all works. So we listen, we follow, we watch what God is doing in our lives. There is no need to covet another’s gifts. It’s how my pastor, F.G. Sampson used to say, “Don’t let anyone out you you.” Blessings of joy on this day. more later.
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