(The Kingdom of Heaven) will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his property to them. To one he gave five talents of money, to another two talents, and to another one talent, each according to his ability. Then he went on his journey.
The man who had received the five talents went at once and put his money to work and gained five more. So also, the one with the two talents gained two more. But the man who had received the one talent went off, dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money. (Read the rest of the story – Matthew 25:14-30)
An important part of serving is using the resources that God has given us for the work of His Kingdom. The parable that is partly highlighted above goes on to talk about the judgment that we will all face for what we have done with what we have been given. As servants of the Most High God, we are called to faithfully invest the resources placed in our hands for the growth of His Kingdom. In the book of Exodus Moses instructs the Israelites to bring their skills and their resources together for the building of the Tabernacle that God had given him instructions for.
“All who are skilled among you are to come and make everything the LORD has commanded.
And everyone who was willing and whose heart moved him came and brought an offering to the LORD for the work on the Tent of Meeting, for all its service, and for the sacred garments. Exodus 35: 10, 21
The people responded with generosity and eagerness to the task before them. If you read on into chapter 36, Moses had to say to his leaders, “The people are bringing more than enough for doing the work the LORD commanded to be done. No man or woman is to make anything else as an offering for the sanctuary.” WOW!
Take some time today to evaluate how well you are doing with investing the time and resources given to you for the work of His Kingdom.
Prayer: LORD, it is my desire to honor You, by serving in the work of Your Kingdom with the resources you have placed in my hands. Amen
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