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Hebron.” the time spent for our families.
David taking for him more wives and
concubines was clearly against God's command for
the kings of Israel. Note the following verses: If we have an itinerant ministry, then our
wives needs to support us in prayers and in taking care
of the families. As husbands we need to provide for
our families. We need to pray as a family. All the
family members including our children should be
aware of our commitment to ministry. Let us have
family dinners and vacations. Let us not forget the
birthdays of our immediate family members.
Deu 17:15-17 “One from among your brothers you
shall set as king over you. ... And he shall not acquire
many wives for himself, lest his heart turn away, nor
shall he acquire for himself excessive silver and
gold.”
It was for this very disobedience of
God's law, we find trouble in the house of David.
Amnon was scheming against his own sister while
David was unaware of what was going on in his
family (2 Sam 13). David did not properly punish
Amnon for his crime against Tamar and, because of
this, Absalom's attitude towards David might have
changed (2 Sam 13:21). David was a just king but he
failed to properly manage his own family. Because of
his polygamous lifestyle, his son Solomon went on to
marry 700 princesses and had 300 concubines.
Although David pleased God and God Himself said
that He was a man after God's own heart, he did not set
a good example for his children.
If your wife is a gifted speaker, she also
may need to travel. In which case, the husband should
take care of the family. Each family is unique, so you
have to devise your own family-ministry balance,
taking into account the concerns and needs of all the
members in the family.
7) Developing A Ministry Carry over Plan
1Ki 1:28-30 Then King David answered, “Call
Bathsheba to me.” So she came into the king's
presence and stood before the king. And the king
swore, saying, “As the Lord lives, who has redeemed
my soul out of every adversity, as I swore to you by the
Lord, the God of Israel, saying, 'Solomon your son
shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne in
my place,' even so will I do this day.”
Though David had told Beersheba that
Solomon would reign after him, he had not anointed
him as king in his place. This led Adonijah to
proclaim himself as king
(1 Kings 1:5). Lack
of proper carry-over plans will have serious set-backs
in ministry.
We should plan for our departure from
day one of our ministry. The ministry carry-over from
Moses to Joshua is a classic example.
All of us who are active in ministry
should be very careful as how we are at home. Let us
ask ourselves the following questions: Do we spend
time with our children, especially when they need us
more? Do we communicate all things to our spouse?
Being active in ministry may take a toll in one's
family life, if we are not careful. The Devil is active to
destroy our families and our children. Our
involvement in the ministry should be buttressed by
Num 27:18-21 “So the Lord said to Moses, “Take
Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the Spirit,
and lay your hand on him. Make him stand before
Eleazar the priest and all the congregation, and you
shall commission him in their sight. You shall invest
him with some of your authority, that all the
congregation of the people of Israel may obey.”
Note the following points:
a. God told Moses that Joshua was to succeed him
(Divine Direction).