Keep in mind, the key to obedience is understanding status. Many people are disobedient and don't even know it. They are doing good things that are not the right things because they are out of position. God's attitude toward obedience says that to almost obey, to obey too soon, to obey too late, to obey in the wrong place, and to obey with the wrong person are all disobedience. This is why the Governor, which is the Holy Spirit, is so important to have dwelling within you. Once you submit to His guidance He will lead you into all truth.
The prophet Samuel expressed this truth after God took His anointing from King Saul, who had desired to worship God with offerings obtained through disobedience. Saul wanted to do a good thing that was not right.
Constitution: I Samuel 16:1 Now the Lord said to Samuel, How long will you mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? Fill your horn with oil, and go; I am sending you to Jesse the Bethlemite. For I have provided Myself a king among his sons.
Keep in mind also, God also had to speak to Moses about trying to do more than his God-given task. The Lord accomplished this through Jethro, Moses' father-in-law.
Constitution Scripture: Exodus 18:14, 17-19, 21-22 So when Moses' father-in-law saw all that he did for the people, he said, "What is this thing that you are doing for the people? Why do you alone sit, and all the people stand before you from morning til evening?"
17) So Moses' father-in-law said to him, "The thing that you do is not good. 18) Both you and this people who are with you will surely wear yourselves out. For this thing is too much for you; you are not able to perform it by yourself. 19) Listen now to my voice; I will give you counsel, and God will be with you; Stand before God for the people, so that you may bring the difficulties to God.
21) Moreover, you shall select from all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties and rulers of tens. 22) And let them judge the people at all times. Then it will be that very great matter they shall bring to you, but every small matter they themselves shall judge. So it will be easier for you, for they will bear the burden with you.
Remember this, obedience doesn't consist of following the prescribed do's and don'ts. It involves doing the right thing in the right place at the right time. When you stray from that place, you hurt yourself and others, because violation of status always causes chaos and destruction.
Remember, obedience is doing the right thing in the right place at the right time.
The prophet Samuel expressed this truth after God took His anointing from King Saul, who had desired to worship God with offerings obtained through disobedience. Saul wanted to do a good thing that was not right.
Constitution: I Samuel 16:1 Now the Lord said to Samuel, How long will you mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? Fill your horn with oil, and go; I am sending you to Jesse the Bethlemite. For I have provided Myself a king among his sons.
Keep in mind also, God also had to speak to Moses about trying to do more than his God-given task. The Lord accomplished this through Jethro, Moses' father-in-law.
Constitution Scripture: Exodus 18:14, 17-19, 21-22 So when Moses' father-in-law saw all that he did for the people, he said, "What is this thing that you are doing for the people? Why do you alone sit, and all the people stand before you from morning til evening?"
17) So Moses' father-in-law said to him, "The thing that you do is not good. 18) Both you and this people who are with you will surely wear yourselves out. For this thing is too much for you; you are not able to perform it by yourself. 19) Listen now to my voice; I will give you counsel, and God will be with you; Stand before God for the people, so that you may bring the difficulties to God.
21) Moreover, you shall select from all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties and rulers of tens. 22) And let them judge the people at all times. Then it will be that very great matter they shall bring to you, but every small matter they themselves shall judge. So it will be easier for you, for they will bear the burden with you.
Remember this, obedience doesn't consist of following the prescribed do's and don'ts. It involves doing the right thing in the right place at the right time. When you stray from that place, you hurt yourself and others, because violation of status always causes chaos and destruction.
Remember, obedience is doing the right thing in the right place at the right time.
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