Daily Manna 2 August
KEY VERSE: “And the LORD said unto Moses, Gather unto me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom thou knowest to be the elders of the people, and officers over them; and bring them unto the tabernacle of the congregation, that they may stand there with thee.” – (Numbers 11:16)
TEXT: Numbers 11:16-23
16 So the Lord said to Moses: “Gather to Me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom you know to be the elders of the people and officers over them; bring them to the tabernacle of meeting, that they may stand there with you. 17 Then I will come down and talk with you there. I will take of the Spirit that is upon you and will put the same upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with you, that you may not bear it yourself alone. 18 Then you shall say to the people, ‘Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, and you shall eat meat; for you have wept in the hearing of the Lord, saying, “Who will give us meat to eat? For it was well with us in Egypt.” Therefore the Lord will give you meat, and you shall eat. 19 You shall eat, not one day, nor two days, nor five days, nor ten days, nor twenty days, 20 but for a whole month, until it comes out of your nostrils and becomes loathsome to you, because you have despised the Lord who is among you, and have wept before Him, saying, “Why did we ever come up out of Egypt?” ’ ”
21 And Moses said, “The people whom I am among are six hundred thousand men on foot; yet You have said, ‘I will give them meat, that they may eat for a whole month.’ 22 Shall flocks and herds be slaughtered for them, to provide enough for them? Or shall all the fish of the sea be gathered together for them, to provide enough for them?”
23 And the Lord said to Moses, “Has the Lord’s arm been shortened? Now you shall see whether what I say will happen to you or not.”
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Leadership, whether in the secular or in spiritual matters could be burdensome. When the burden becomes seemingly unbearable, the secular leader relies on his training, knowledge and experience. But in the spiritual, the leader would remember to call upon the name of the LORD for guidance and direction.
Whilst in bondage in Egypt, the children of Israel had learned the culture of ceaseless complaint. They obviously had difficulty with the challenges of their situation. Moses, in his despair might have thought he offended God in his leadership of the people. He had complained very bitterly to God over the incessant rebellion and murmuring of the children of Israel requesting that God should take his life to end his misery.
As the burden of leading the people became heavier on Moses, God knew it was time to delegate some of his functions to some others to help him bear the burden. Then He instructed him to gather unto Him seventy men of the elders of Israel whom He would put His Spirit on, to help them in their new assignment. Moses did so and the people received the Spirit.
It is the same today with the promise: “But ye shall receive power after the Holy Ghost is come upon you, and ye shall be witnesses unto me…” (Acts 1:8). God does not send His people to farm without giving them the tools to work. Every believer must avail himself of the provision of God to make his ministry more effective and productive because “…the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call” (Acts 2:39). Has God called you? Then receive the power He has made freely available for you!
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Receive power for effective ministry.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Ezra 1-3
Thank you for studying today’s Daily Manna – Delegation of Power – by Pastor Enoch A.
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Daily Manna 2 August 2021
