Numbers 11:24-13:33Mark 14:22-52
Psalm 52:1-9
Proverbs 11:1-3
Numbers 11-
25 And the Lord came down in the cloud and spoke to Moses. Then he gave the seventy elders the same Spirit that was upon Moses. And when the Spirit rested upon them, they prophesied. But this never happened again.
26 Two men, Eldad and Medad, had stayed behind in the camp. They were listed among the elders, but they had not gone out to the Tabernacle. Yet the Spirit rested upon them as well, so they prophesied there in the camp. 27 A young man ran and reported to Moses, “Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp!”
28 Joshua son of Nun, who had been Moses’ assistant since his youth, protested, “Moses, my master, make them stop!”
29 But Moses replied, “Are you jealous for my sake? I wish that all the Lord’s people were prophets and that the Lord would put his Spirit upon them all!” 30 Then Moses returned to the camp with the elders of Israel.
This is a neat story. It reminds me that sometimes we get jealous of other people's success in God. I can't even begin to tell you how many times I've done this over the past fifteen years. Jealous that some young kid lands a great ministry job at a mega congregation. Jealous that a friend is asked to baptize someone that I've invested in. Jealous when I haven't been asked to sing when others are given the chance. Yes, the jealousy has run thick here in the past. And yet, Moses reminds us that its not about us. I love his words- I wish that all the Lord’s people were prophets and that the Lord would put his Spirit upon them all! SLAM! I should be happy to see my friends baptizing, working for great big churches, and singing praises to God. There is no need for the jealousy! It's about God, not us. Moses makes that so clear here.
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