ROLES WITHIN THE CHURCH

PROCLAMATION

“The Levites thirty years old or more were counted, and the total number was thirty-eight thousand.  David said, ‘Of these, twenty-four thousand are to be in charge of the work of the temple of The Lord and six thousand are to be officials and judges.  Four thousand are to be gatekeepers and four thousand are to praise The Lord with musical instruments I have provided for that purpose.’ ”  1 Chronicles 23:3-5 (NIV)

EXPLANATION

In his old age before he died, David installed his son Solomon as king over Israel. (1 Chronicles 23:1)  The anointing of Solomon as king over Israel is also recorded in The Bible Book of First Kings. (1 Kings 1:32-39)  Then he gathered together all of the leaders of Israel, and the priests, and all the Levites, and he assigned the Levites their roles. (1 Chronicles 23:2-5)  As part of the preparation for his death, David not only gathered together the materials for building the temple of God, (1 Chronicles 22:2-5) he also gathered together the people who were to perform certain roles within the temple. (1 Chronicles 23:2-5)

APPLICATION

Every believer is a part of the church and as such has a role and responsibility within the church.  There is work for each of us to do within the body of Christ as part of the kingdom building efforts here on earth.  Based upon our different abilities and talents, we have different parts to fulfill within the church.  The Lord God has something special for each one of us to do within the church.