Saturday, March 15, 2014

Year 4, Day 74: Exodus 25

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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 an omnipotent king.  Authority comes from Him.  Power comes through His authority.  He is looking for representatives for His kingdom.

King.  It is a word that means the supreme authority in a land.  You know what you find in most king’s courts?  You find people who wait to hear directives from the king and who act upon them.  You don’t find many people openly questioning the king.  You don’t find many people telling the king they are wrong.  You don’t find many people telling the king that they’d rather just do things their own way.

The thing that I love about this chapter is that it demonstrates the kingship of God.  God begins to tell Moses about the place in which He will be worshipped.  God doesn’t ask Moses what He would like.  God doesn’t take a survey of the people and ask what will enable them to enter into His presence better.

No, God gives the marching orders.  God tells Moses what needs to happen.  God is the King.  He empowers Moses, not the other way around.  Moses serves the King, not the other way around.  Authority comes from God.  We enter in His presence and need to remember that.


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