Faithfulness matters in serving God. Therefore, God had to deal with those unfaithful when wayward Israel went pandering after idols. They did not restrain them but goaded them on. God took away their privilege of handling the most sacred tasks in the sanctuary before His presence.
However, among the Levitical priests, only priests from the sons of
Zadok were found to be faithful. Ezekiel 44:15 said that during the time when
God’s people, as well as the other priests, strayed from Him, the sons of Zadok
remained faithful in their service to Him.
For their faithfulness, they retained the privilege of drawing near
to God to minister to Him. They shall be given the honor of standing before Him
to offer the fats and the blood of the sacrifices. God’s word about them in
Ezekiel 44:16 says, “They shall enter My
sanctuary; they shall come near to My table to minister to Me and keep My
charge.”
God welcomes unfaithfulness in His people, especially those who
desire to minister to and for Him. Unfaithfulness will disqualify us from His
presence and will cause us to lose our office. Faithfulness on the other hand will
be rewarded. God will allow us to enjoy His presence and fruitfulness in our
service to Him.
The principle here reminds us of what our Lord taught in the Parable
on the Talents. To whom much is given much will be required. To him who has exercised
His stewardship faithfully more will be given. To him who has not whatever, he
has may be taken away. People who cannot be faithful in the little things seldom
are faithful in the more important things. Let’s be God’s faithful followers and ministers.
No comments:
Post a Comment