Serving for God’s Sake | Our Daily Bread Devotional 27 November 2023 – ODB Today
You are reading today’s Our Daily Bread, ODB devotional titled Serving for God’s Sake for today Monday 27 November 2023 for your daily spiritual development and growth. Remember to apply God’s word daily to your life.
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Our Daily Bread Bible Verse for Today
They are to . . . [fulfill] the obligations of the Israelites by doing the work of the tabernacle. – Numbers 3:8
Today’s Scripture: Numbers 3:5–9
INSIGHT | Our Daily Bread Devotional 27 November 2023 – ODB Today | Serving for God’s Sake
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hen England’s Queen Elizabeth passed away in September 2022, thousands of soldiers were deployed to march in the funeral procession. Their individual roles must have been almost unnoticeable in the large crowd, but many saw it as the greatest honor. One soldier said it was “an opportunity to do our last duty for Her Majesty.” For him, it was not what he did, but whom he was doing it for that made it an important job.
The Levites assigned to take care of the tabernacle furnishings had a similar aim. Unlike the priests, the Gershonites, Kohathites, and Merarites were assigned seemingly mundane tasks: cleaning the furniture, lampstands, curtains, posts, tent pegs, and ropes (Numbers 3:25–26, 28, 31, 36–37). Yet their jobs were specifically assigned by God, constituted “doing the work of the tabernacle” (v. 8), and are recorded in the Bible for posterity.
What an encouraging thought! Today, what many of us do at work, at home, or in church may seem insignificant to a world that values titles and salaries. But God sees it differently. If we work and serve for His sake—seeking excellence and doing so for His honor, even in the smallest task—then our work is important because we’re serving our great God. By: Leslie Koh
Bible in a Year: Ezekiel 30–32, 1 Peter 4
- Reflect & Pray
How might knowing that you’re ultimately serving God change the way you work? How can you do it with pride and excellence for His sake?
Father, thank You for giving me this opportunity to serve You. Help me to be faithful with the talents and strength You’ve given me to work for You.
Thank you for reading today’s Our Daily Bread Devotional 27 November 2023 – ODB Today titled Serving for God’s Sake. God bless you.
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