6 Joiada the son of
Paseah and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah repaired the Gate of Yeshanah. They
laid its beams and set its doors, its bolts, and its bars. 7 And next to them repaired Melatiah the
Gibeonite and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon and of Mizpah, the seat
of the governor of the province Beyond the River. 8 Next to them Uzziel the son
of Harhaiah, goldsmiths, repaired. Next to him Hananiah, one of the perfumers,
repaired, and they restored Jerusalem as far as the Broad Wall. 9 Next
to them Rephaiah the son of Hur, ruler of half the district of Jerusalem,
repaired. 10 Next to them Jedaiah
the son of Harumaph repaired opposite his house. And next to him Hattush the
son of Hashabneiah repaired. 11 Malchijah
the son of Harim and Hasshub the son of Pahath-moab repaired another section
and the Tower of the Ovens. 12 Next
to him Shallum the son of Hallohesh, ruler of half the district of Jerusalem,
repaired, he and his daughters.
THE STUDY:
What we are going to see
in these 7 verses (6-12) is how God used a vast variety of people to accomplish
his will. We read in verse 6 about Joiada
the son of Paseah and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah. Joiada is the fourth
high priest after the Babylonian Exile. Not a lot of information concerning
Meshullan.
We
read in verse 7 that next to them was Melatiah
the Gibeonite and Jadon the Meronothite. A person from the town of Gibeon
was not allowed to marry a Jew and the town of Meronoth which may have come
from Jehdeiah. He was the herdsman of the royal asses in the time of David and
Solomon (1 Chr. 27:30) and he received this name.[1]
The
list of names goes on but I want to point out the occupations of the
individuals: Priest, leaders, government officials, goldsmiths, perfumers, and
rulers of districts. All took part in this undertaking.
WHAT WE CAN WALK AWAY
WITH ….
- We walk away this morning with the understanding of two things: 1) With God, all things are possible no matter how big the project. 2) God can and will use any and every one he chooses.
APPLICATION:
What I find interesting when
addressing a project or problem is how people will try to pick and choose that
certain (15%-20%) group of people to assist them. We fail to look outside that
20% and see that there are others who may be able to do as good if not a better
job than those within the 20%.
What causes people to do this?
First, it may just be that they know these people and their abilities and so
they know the project will get done. Secondly though, they may find it
difficult to work with certain one from this 80% group. I can understand the
first reason but I am not sure the second reason is acceptable. What we tend to
resort to in a crisis situation is what we know. We fail to get to know the
others 80% and so we miss out on the potential to do bigger and better things.
Don’t resort to being comfortable when it comes to dealing with people. Get to
know them and allow them to take part so that you can accomplish more than you
could have imagined.
Today, you have an opportunity to
do something phenomenal, don’t miss out on it because you chose to be comfortable
opposed to looking outside the box to that group of people who have the
potential to help you take things to a whole new level.
Blessings my friends
Pastor Rod
[1]
Easton, M. G. (1996). Easton’s Bible
dictionary. Oak Harbor, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc.
