{"id":2207,"date":"2023-11-06T23:50:16","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T05:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/collegiatedisciplemaker.com\/?p=2207"},"modified":"2023-11-06T23:50:18","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T05:50:18","slug":"god-delegates-why-dont-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/collegiatedisciplemaker.com\/god-delegates-why-dont-you\/","title":{"rendered":"God Delegates, Why Don\u2019t You?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
As Maria von Trapp would say, \u201cLet\u2019s start at the very beginning, a very good place to start.\u201d Open up to the first few pages in your Bible and you\u2019ll see that delegation was one of the purposes <\/em>for pre-fall humanity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n We read in Genesis 2 that one of God\u2019s purposes for Adam was to take care of the Lord\u2019s Garden. The Lord delegated this task to Adam. Next, we see the Lord delegate on behalf of Adam by creating his helper, <\/em>Eve. Finally, we recognize that the Lord had delegated to Adam, Eve, and their descendants the task of being caretakers of the planet and everything on it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Then the Lord took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to cultivate it and keep it (Gen. 2:15).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Let\u2019s jump from the beginning to the end. Turn to the last pages in your Bible, and you\u2019ll see that delegation is one of the purposes <\/em>for <\/em>God\u2019s angels. Angels are tasked with the prep work for the consummation of the Kingdom foretold in Revelation. Angels are serving in the work of the Lord in nearly every instance that they are mentioned in Scripture. <\/p>\n\n\n\n We jumped all the way from Genesis to Revelation to make this point: delegation is present throughout the entirety of Scripture, from first page to last. Here are a few familiar examples from the pages in between,<\/p>\n\n\n\n Though I\u2019d love to analyze Nehemiah\u2019s leadership and astounding accomplishment, Moses offers us some practical applications. In Exodus 18 Moses receives both rebuke and advice from his father-in-law, Jethro. Moses was not delegating; he was acting as the sole judge over all of God\u2019s people. Jethro gave him the blunt truth,<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe thing that you are doing is not good. You will surely wear out, both yourself and these people who are with you, for the task is too heavy for you; you cannot do it alone\u201d (Exodus 18:17-18).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s been over 3,000 years since Jethro said that to Moses, yet the same needs to be said to many in ministry today. We know from Numbers 11 that Moses\u2019 inability to delegate effectively caused problems for the Israelties and for him. The Israelites became weary of eating manna and traveling through the wilderness. In a very human response, Moses became so worn and depressed that he asked God to kill him.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n"We know from Numbers 11 that Moses' inability to delegate effectively caused problems for the Israelites and for him." -Austin Pfrimmer #collegiatedisciplemaker God Delegates, Why Don\u2019t You? <\/a><\/span>Click To Tweet<\/a><\/span>\n\n\n When we consider the attributes of God, we quickly realize that God doesn\u2019t need to delegate at all. Attributes like omnipotence<\/em>, omniscience<\/em>, and omnipresence<\/em> don\u2019t exactly describe someone who needs help from others, yet we see God delegating throughout the entire history of His redemptive plan. I\u2019d argue that even our understanding of the Trinity alludes to God\u2019s delegatory character. The Trinity exists as three distinct persons within the same being or essence, each one delegated with particular attributes and functions. Stretch or not, we understand that delegation is at the heart of God\u2019s redemptive plan, not only in the work of His people, but also in the spiritual work conducted by the Trinity and the angels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then the Lord God said, \u201cIt is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him\u201d (Gen. 2:18).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/em>God blessed them; and God said to them, \u201cBe fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over every living thing that moves on the earth\u201d (Gen. 1:28-29).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
God doesn\u2019t need to delegate, yet He does<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n