_Very able men for the work of the service of the house of God._
RELIGIOUS ABILITY
We are not called to ecclesiastical statesmanship in this verse; we
are called to the kind of work we can do best. There are very able
doorkeepers, as well as very able preachers; there are very able
administrators,... [ Continue Reading ]
_And Samuel the seer._
SAMUEL, THE PROPHET OF THE LORD
Samuel was the last of the judges (1 Samuel 8:4). Samuel was the first
of the prophets (Acts 3:24).
I. Samuel in his childhood. He had a praying mother (1 Samuel 1:26).
He had an early call to serve God (1 Samuel 2:18). He had a special
messa... [ Continue Reading ]
_And they lodged round about the house of God, because the charge was
upon them, and the opening thereof every morning pertained to them _
THE DOMINENCE OF DUTY
I. As to recognising the imperativeness of duty. “The charge was
upon them.’” Duty was the absolute and dominant thing to these
gate-keep... [ Continue Reading ]
_And in Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon._
PEDIGREE OF SAUL
In the choice, anointing, and pedigree of Saul, which enter into the
history of Israel, notice--
1. The condescension of God.
2. The sovereignty of God.
3. The providence of God. (_J. Wolfendale._)... [ Continue Reading ]