24:1-25:31
- The work of God was to be done ‘as the Lord God of Israel had
commanded’ (24:19). The Lord is our Commander-in-Chief. No-one else can
take His place. Never imagine you’re ‘the king of the castle’. We’re
only sinners who’ve been saved by the grace of God. We’re ‘the dirty wee
rascals’ -’all our righteous acts are like filthy rags’ (Isaiah 64:6).
That’s what we are in ourselves – nothing more than ‘dirty wee
rascals’. The Lord has done something wonderful for us. He has given us
new clothes – ‘the clothes of salvation’ (Isaiah 61:10). Let’s never
‘get too big for our boots’. There’s only one ‘King of the Castle’. Let
us ‘exalt Him’ – ‘You, O Lord are exalted for ever’ (25:5; Psalm
92:8). ‘The Lord reigns…’. Let’s be content to be ‘Castle Kids’ –
‘children of the living God’ (Psalm 93:1; Romans 9:26).
26:1-27:34 - We are called to serve God. At the heart of our service, there is this – ‘ministering in the House of the Lord’ (26:12). Part of our worship involves the dedication of ‘gifts for the maintenance of the House of the Lord’ (26:27). There is more to serving God than worshipping Him in His House. There is more to serving God than supporting the work which takes place within His House. We are to serve Him in the world. When our service of worship ends, our service in the world begins. We must offer our whole life to God – not only the ‘religious’ part. For God’s people, there were responsibilities outside of the House of the Lord – ‘the service of the king’ and ‘the affairs of the king’. We are to serve God in our everyday life. This is part of our obedience to God. Be faithful in ‘all the work of the Lord’, ‘in everything pertaining to God’ (26:30,32).
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