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Discipleship Focus: King
- King: This is the pinnacle of the Kingdom Triangle. When we look towards God’s position in the universe, we acknowledge that He is king. Authority comes from Him. Power comes through His authority. He is looking for representatives for His kingdom.
I have a feeling I’ll be able to write quite a few posts on this
kingdom dynamic over the next few chapters.
You see, whereas the Covenant Triangle (Father, Identity, Obedience) is
all about relationship and invitation, the Kingdom Triangle (King, Authority, Power)
is all about calling and challenge. And
what we have brewing between Pharaoh and God is an old fashioned O.K. Corral
style shootout between two beings who consider themselves eminently powerful.
Pharaoh sees himself as a god among powerful gods in Egypt. He is king of the land and accustomed to
it. When God puts His power on display,
Pharaoh considers it a challenge and hardens his heart. Pharaoh is determined to not let God win. Pharaoh has no desire to acknowledge God as
king. Therefore we have a power struggle
and a conflict of authority. I don’t
mean to give out any spoilers, but God wins these kinds of conflicts every
time.
On the other hand, Moses is in the process of figuring out his
relationship with God. As we’ve seen
over the last few chapters, he’s learning to submit. He’s also still wrestling a bit with God with
respect to trying to figure out exactly what authority and power God as king
has given to him. But to Moses’ credit
the one thing that he is not confused about is that God is indeed the
King. God is the one who is setting the
marching orders. God is the one with the
plan. God is the one who can see the
outcome and get His people there. All
the power that Moses and Aaron put on display comes from the authority that God
the king has placed in their life.
Contrary to Pharaoh, Moses and Aaron are content to let God be king even
if they do struggle and become frustrated with God’s implementation from time
to time.
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