Proclamation:
"That servant who knows
his master's will and does not get ready or does not do what his master wants
will be beaten with many blows. But the one who does not know and does
things deserving punishment will be beaten with few blows. From
everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who
has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked." Luke
12:47-48 (NIV)
Explanation:
Under the influence and guidance of The Holy Spirit of God, Luke, the physician and frequent travelling companion of the Apostle Paul, recorded these words of Jesus, The Christ. Although he was not one of those who walked with Christ, Luke had access to the eye witnesses and to their writings from which to draw upon. Here he wrote that after Jesus had spoken to His disciples the parable of the faithful and wise manager, (Luke 12:36-44) He then told them about the servant whom the master left in charge of the other servants. This servant beat the servants under his charge then he got drunk. (Luke 12:45-46) He then goes on to say that the servant who knows the master’s will and does not follow, it will be punished. The two main points were, first, those who do wrong knowingly will be punished more severely. The second point was that those who are given much material goods or responsibility, more will be required of them than those who are given less or given little.
Under the influence and guidance of The Holy Spirit of God, Luke, the physician and frequent travelling companion of the Apostle Paul, recorded these words of Jesus, The Christ. Although he was not one of those who walked with Christ, Luke had access to the eye witnesses and to their writings from which to draw upon. Here he wrote that after Jesus had spoken to His disciples the parable of the faithful and wise manager, (Luke 12:36-44) He then told them about the servant whom the master left in charge of the other servants. This servant beat the servants under his charge then he got drunk. (Luke 12:45-46) He then goes on to say that the servant who knows the master’s will and does not follow, it will be punished. The two main points were, first, those who do wrong knowingly will be punished more severely. The second point was that those who are given much material goods or responsibility, more will be required of them than those who are given less or given little.
Application:
Those to whom much is given, much will be required. We are blessed in order to be a blessing to others. People in positions of responsibility, especially those who have responsibility for other people, will be held to a higher standard of accountability. Those who know that which is right, and do otherwise, will be punished more severely than those who do wrong in ignorance. To me this also implies that those who know the right thing to do but do nothing instead will also be punished more severely. When we know what is right, we ought to do it. With the knowledge of The Word of God comes responsibility to share it with others, and with that knowledge also comes the greater expectation that we will live by it. To know The Word of God and not share it with others, and to not live by it, will subject us to a greater punishment than those who do wrong without the knowledge of God’s Word. When we know better, we ought to do better.
Those to whom much is given, much will be required. We are blessed in order to be a blessing to others. People in positions of responsibility, especially those who have responsibility for other people, will be held to a higher standard of accountability. Those who know that which is right, and do otherwise, will be punished more severely than those who do wrong in ignorance. To me this also implies that those who know the right thing to do but do nothing instead will also be punished more severely. When we know what is right, we ought to do it. With the knowledge of The Word of God comes responsibility to share it with others, and with that knowledge also comes the greater expectation that we will live by it. To know The Word of God and not share it with others, and to not live by it, will subject us to a greater punishment than those who do wrong without the knowledge of God’s Word. When we know better, we ought to do better.
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