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Discipleship Focus: Authority, Power
- Authority: Our calling. This comes from God as king. Because He calls us as His representatives, He gives us authority to go and do His will.
- Power: This is the natural outcome when we truly get our authority from the king. When our authority is from God, we are equipped with His power to accomplish His will. We act on His behalf in a world that He desperately loves.
As we continue the story of Bezalel, we get an opportunity to see
him live out his calling. God equipped
him with His Spirit. Now we hear Bezalel
succeed at the work of creating the tabernacle.
Bezalel is obedient to what God has asked of him. But he also serves as God’s representative
during the construction. He is a model
of living out identity. He is a model of
living out of a relationship with God. We
are told that all who felt the desire came to help Bezalel. He has the authority to go, succeed, and lead.
Of course, he also has the power.
Having the authority from God, he now boldly goes forth to create. He has artisans underneath him. He directs weavers and other craftsmen to
live out the vision that God has given to him.
He boldly goes forth and directs the people around him to accomplish the
will of God.
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