Personal ambition is a tricky thing, and must at every moment be submitted to God’s heart and to Kingdom purposes. If that order ever gets reversed, then eventually I will find myself instead submitting God’s word to my own desires…and that can only lead to disaster.
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Scripture
Judges 18:19-20
“And they said to him, “Keep quiet, put your hand on your mouth and come with us and be to us a father and a priest. Is it better for you to be priest of the house of one man, or to be priest to a tribe and clan in Israel? And the priest’s heart was glad. He took the ephod and the household gods and the carved image and went along with the people.”
Observation
What a sad tale of a diverted destiny! This young Levite was destined to serve the one true God, but allowed his heart to be swayed by a profitable business opportunity. Now, not content with the deal he had made, he betrayed his employer’s trust and struck another deal for a promotion.
When his purpose shifted to personal advancement, no compromise on God’s word or God’s law was off limits in pursuit of his new goal.
Application
Personal ambition is a tricky thing, and must at every moment be submitted to God’s heart and to Kingdom purposes. If that order ever gets reversed, then eventually I will find myself instead submitting God’s word to my own desires…and that can only lead to disaster.
Today, I choose to seek first the Kingdom of God instead of my own opportunities for personal advancement.
Prayer
God, I want you to be pleased with me! Whether I serve in obscurity or visibility, may your kingdom and your desires be my highest goal!
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