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Discipleship Focus: Calling, Character
- Calling: Whether or not God has called the person to the particular work at this point in their life.
- Character: Having the interior life that is necessary to support the work that God sets before a person. It is hearing from God and obeying. It is doing the right thing when nobody is looking.
In the story of the battle with Amalek and his people, we get a
nice portrait of calling and character.
If we look at character, we can see four people properly acting out of their
character. Joshua has the character to
pick men to fight with him who are loyal and brave to Joshua and his cause. Moses, Aaron, and Hur have the character to
go up on the hill and preside over the battle.
Each of these characters has the internal relationship with God
necessary to accomplish their tasks.
Each of these characters has the identity from God to fulfill the role
to which God has called them.
Speaking of roles, we can take a great glance at calling in this
passage. Notice that Moses is called to
be the religious leader presiding over the battle on the hill. Joshua is called to be the military general,
leading the people and creating a military reputation that will serve him much
later in life. What is great about each
of these examples is that Moses lives out his calling without conflicting with
Joshua and Joshua lives out his calling without conflicting with Moses. Each one does masterfully what they are actually
called to do. Because of their
character, they can work together in their calling from God.
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