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Daily Devotionals
Day by Day Devotional - Year 2 of 5
1 Kings 4:1-19
So the kingdom of Solomon is established on the firm foundations of peace and righteousness. It prefigures, as we have already seen, the happy time when not only Israel, but the whole world, will be set free from war and injustice. In fact, despite all his efforts, despite his technical and social progress, man does not by himself succeed in establishing this peace and righteousness, although all men are longing for it. Before it can happen, Satan must be bound and the Son of Man must assume universal dominion.
Consider the perfect order which obtains in the administration of the kingdom. Twelve officers, one for each month of the year, are responsible in rotation for the provision of victuals for the king’s household. They remind us of that faithful and wise servant whom his lord has made ruler over his household to give them meat in due season (Matthew 24:45).
The Lord has allocated functions to His servants: pastors, teachers . . . who are in charge of the distribution of spiritual food to His own. But in a more general way, each believer must be a faithful steward, dealing responsibly with the "talents" his Master has entrusted to him for His own glory.
