Leviticus 24:1-4 "The Lord spoke to Moses, saying,“Command the people of Israel to bring you pure oil from beaten olives for the lamp, that a light may be kept burning regularly.Outside the veil of the testimony, in the tent of meeting, Aaron shall arrange it from evening to morning before the Lord regularly. It shall be a statute forever throughout your generations. He shall arrange the lamps on the lampstand of pure gold before the Lord regularly."
It has been said, "that 20 percent of the people in the church do 80% of the work in the church." I am not sure if I whole-heartedly agree, but I do find a trend within the church of a small portion of individuals who give themselves fully to the Lord's work. God in His divine wisdom has not called a small group of people to take on all the work of ministry as it relates to the kingdom of God. How do we know this? 1 Corinthians 12:14 reminds us, "For the body does not consist of one member but of man."
In our text this morning, the Lord commanded the people of Israel to gather the oil for the lamps. This was to ensure the priest in the temple were able to minister non-stop. However, the Lord gave Aaron a task, as well. He was to make sure this lamp was arrange from evening to morning.
Many believers today would say, "oh, well it is just olive oil," or "Aaron has got it covered. Let him take care of it." That was not God's intended purpose. God desired all of His people to be actively involved in ministering unto Him. The sad reality is this; many Christians miss a tremendous blessing by not serving in the body of Christ, known as the Local church.
So, where do you serve in your local church? Do you consider it a blessing and a privilege to serve the living God of the universe in being apart of His work and plan? **I would love to hear how God is using you.
If you are not actively serving in your local church, I encourage you to repent, pray, and seek out church leadership asking how you can be apart of serving in your local church.
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