My main priority and my secondary priority
Psalms 145:1~5 I will exalt you, my God the King; I will praise your name for ever and ever. Every day I will praise you and extol your name for ever and ever. (1~2)
Hymn for scheduled worship: Korean/English Hymnal #314 More Love to Thee, O Christ (#511 in previous version)
The moment that David became the king, he perceived his role as the king as his secondary priority, and changed his thinking to realize that his first and primary priority was serving God and following His will all his life. How can we become a classy person of faith and change our priorities like David?
1. My main priority
God sent the Christ in order to solve all of our problems. Therefore, finding all of our answers through Christ is our first priority. Samuel enjoyed listening to the voice of God as his first priority. He considered his position as the priest as his secondary priority, and took as his greatest joy praying quietly before God and hearing His voice ever since he was young. Elisha didn’t have high regard for his own seat or position; rather, he simply asked for a double portion of the spirit in order to fulfill his role and in turn, was used as a historic prophet.
2. My primary ministry
Our primary ministry must become enjoying the blessings of God and then relaying those blessings. King David did not consider his kingly duties his main priority. His first priority was enjoying the mystery of being together with God. The reason why he was able to confess the name of the Lord before King Saul and Goliath was also because he considered giving glory unto God rather than gaining popularity his main objective. The primary ministry that Jesus has commanded us is, “Go and make disciples.” The main ministry that has been given to us is to go to all nations and to the ends of the earth to be disciples of the Gospel.
3. The secondary priority that we must begin with the blessings of God
The governorship of Joseph was needed in order to testify of the Gospel before all the world. Moses stood as a leader, but this was the lowest position through which he could serve the people of God. The kingship of David was also of a secondary nature; it was needed in order for David to give glory unto God by constructing the temple. Obadiah served as a royal official, and through his service, he hid 100 prophets so that the flow of the Gospel could continue. Even the workers of Romans 16 considered their job as financial leaders and the task of making money their secondary priority, and took as their main priority the task of taking part in world evangelization. It is God’s blessing for us to realize what it is that we must truly do.
- What is my main priority and my primary ministry? Meditate upon this so that the priorities that David set for himself can become yours.
Study of Evangelism Message / 2011. 8. 13