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This chapter
contains a simple lesson within two stories.
The truth is that there are likely a myriad of lessons. Today, though, I found 1 lesson readily
available in both stories. I love the
way that God’s Word teaches the same lesson through both a positive and a
negative example.
The story of
the Passover initiates the lesson. The
Bible says that there has been no Passover like it since the time of
Daniel. Note that this includes the
reigns of David, Solomon, Hezekiah, and any other notable good kings. This was no simple Passover festival. It was a great one.
What is the
lesson in the story? Just do your
job. Do what is expected of you. What is the message that Josiah says to those
in charge? Put the ark in the temple,
don’t make a show of it. Focus on your
cleanliness. Slaughter the lamb the way
you are supposed to. Guard the doors
like you should. In other words, if
everyone just does their job, it’ll work out great.
On the other
hand, there is the story of Josiah’s death.
What is the one thing Josiah doesn’t do?
He doesn’t do what he is supposed to do.
Instead of listening to God, he forces his own will in opposition to
what God is doing through Neco. Because
he gets in the way, he dies in battle.
Well, he dies shortly after battle from wounds taken in battle. The point is that he doesn’t do his job and
he dies.
The message
is clear. All we need to do is our
job. God can take our normal obedience
and turn it into something great. God
can also take our disobedience and turn it into our unravelling. If we just do our job, though, we will be in
God’s will. That is an ideal place to
be, so long as we just do what is expected of us.
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