DCLM Daily Manna 2025: DCLM Daily Manna 5 July 2025: Faithful Men For Holy Tasks
KEY VERSE: “And thus did Hezekiah throughout all Judah, and wrought that which was good and right and truth before the LORD his God” (2 Chronicles 31:20).
TEXT: 2 Chronicles 31:11-21 (KJV)
11 Then Hezekiah commanded to prepare chambers in the house of the Lord; and they prepared them,
12 And brought in the offerings and the tithes and the dedicated things faithfully: over which Cononiah the Levite was ruler, and Shimei his brother was the next.
13 And Jehiel, and Azaziah, and Nahath, and Asahel, and Jerimoth, and Jozabad, and Eliel, and Ismachiah, and Mahath, and Benaiah, were overseers under the hand of Cononiah and Shimei his brother, at the commandment of Hezekiah the king, and Azariah the ruler of the house of God.
14 And Kore the son of Imnah the Levite, the porter toward the east, was over the freewill offerings of God, to distribute the oblations of the Lord, and the most holy things.
15 And next him were Eden, and Miniamin, and Jeshua, and Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, in their set office, to give to their brethren by courses, as well to the great as to the small:
16 Beside their genealogy of males, from three years old and upward, even unto every one that entereth into the house of the Lord, his daily portion for their service in their charges according to their courses;
17 Both to the genealogy of the priests by the house of their fathers, and the Levites from twenty years old and upward, in their charges by their courses;
18 And to the genealogy of all their little ones, their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, through all the congregation: for in their set office they sanctified themselves in holiness:
19 Also of the sons of Aaron the priests, which were in the fields of the suburbs of their cities, in every several city, the men that were expressed by name, to give portions to all the males among the priests, and to all that were reckoned by genealogies among the Levites.
20 And thus did Hezekiah throughout all Judah, and wrought that which was good and right and truth before the Lord his God.
21 And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered.
After the tragic bombing of a marine base in October 1983, the steadfastness of one young soldier moved and heartened the Americans back home. He had been critically wounded in the explosion of the revamped hotel where he and his fellow marines had been staying. Many of his buddies had been killed. He was covered in bandages, and a jungle of tubes was attached to his body. He could not speak. Yet when he was visited by General Paul Kelly, Commandant of the Marine Corps, he indicated that he wanted to write something. Painfully, he wrote the words semper fi, a shortened form of the US Marine motto, Semper Fidelis, which means, ‘Always faithful.
FIn today’s text, King Hezekiah sought and found faithful men to be officers in the kingdom business despite Israel’s spiritual and moral declension. His predecessors had long forgotten the worship of God. Still, he distinguished himself to seek God and please Him. It is on record that he appointed faithful and God-fearing men to oversee the kingdom’s affairs and ensured equitable distribution of materials as stipulated by the law.
Faithfulness is germane in human endeavours for efficiency and progress, at home, in schools, organisations, business circles, marriages, and most notably in the church of the living God. It is God’s demand for all who wish to serve Him. “Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful” (1 Corinthians 4:2). Faithfulness implies integrity, honesty, and reliability. God needs regenerated, sanctified men and women in His service. The Old and New Testaments stipulate that as a condition for service in the house of God. His word should be the standard when appointing ministers or workers to officiate in God’s house, such as pastors, choristers, instrumentalists, ushers, finance officers, or any other office. Those to serve at any level must be men and women of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom.
Hezekiah succeeded in every work he did. You can also have the same testimony if you are determined to serve God with all your heart, pleasing Him despite the moral and spiritual decadence around the world.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
In the service of the Lord, the demand for faithful brethren is still very high.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR
2 KINGS 9-10
Daily Manna 5 July 2025
