Exodus 25-27; Acts 6

“Then the twelve summoned the multitude of the disciples and said, “It is not desirable that we should leave the word of God and serve tables. Therefore, brethren, seek out from among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business; 4 but we will give ourselves continually to prayer and to the ministry of the word.” Acts 6:2-4

I’m glad we aren’t the only ones who have church problems once in a while. The best church, the model church had its’ problems. The Greek speaking widows were being neglected. There was no social security program and women couldn’t go out and get a job in those days. These widows had no way to provide for themselves and no one had stepped up to take care of these women. This was an organizational gap and was causing people to accuse the leadership of being prejudice toward these Greek speaking widows. Every disciple was capable of handling this situation but they knew what they were called to do. It wasn’t that they weren’t willing to do something that was beneath them. Is was about not being able to do everything well and their call was to the word of God and prayer. But the service job of a deacon is not a non-spiritual position. I like the requirements of those who were to oversee the service responsibilities, they had to be full of the Holy Spirit, they had to have a good reputation and they had to be wise. Sounds like serving is high priority on God’s value list. No ministry in the kingdom of God is trivial. Whatever you do whether it’s serving tables, changing diapers, or teaching a bible study, do your best as unto the Lord.

God Bless You,

Pastor Rick