CHOSEN

“And the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tabernacle of the congregation, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt, saying, Take ye the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, after their families, by the house of their fathers, with the number of their names, every male by their polls…And these are the names of the men that shall stand with you: of the tribe of Reuben; Elizur the son of Shedeur. Of Simeon; Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. Of Judah; Nahshon the son of Amminadab. Of Issachar; Nethaneel the son of Zuar. Of Zebulun; Eliab the son of Helon. Of the children of Joseph: of Ephraim; Elishama the son of Ammihud: of Manasseh; Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. Of Benjamin; Abidan the son of Gideoni.  Of Dan; Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. Of Asher; Pagiel the son of Ocran. Of Gad; Eliasaph the son of Deuel. Of Naphtali; Ahira the son of Enan. These were the renowned of the congregation, princes of the tribes of their fathers, heads of thousands in Israel.”  (Numbers 1:1 – 16)

Have you ever been chosen for a specific task or assignment…to join a team…or to play a part in a play?  It may feel good to be chosen, but what would it feel like to be chosen specifically by God?

In the verses above, each of these men from the 12 Tribes of Israel…their names were given to Moses as the heads of their families by God.  We aren’t given context as to why they were chosen.

One thing we know about God is that He knows ALL about us!  Even the very hairs of our heads are numbered by Him.  “But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.”  (Matthew 10:30)

If He chooses us for an assignment, we can TRUST God to help us complete that assignment.  Our responsibility is to OBEY God!  Oftentimes, we are tempted to believe we aren’t qualified or that someone else could complete our assignment better than us.  Just as God selected the twelve men in our lesson today, He knew exactly what He was doing when He gave us our assignment…when He CHOSE us.

Let’s seek His Word and seek after Him daily…and then let’s get to it…because WE ARE CHOSEN!