Are you doing your part so that others can do their part well?

"And afterward they made ready for themselves, and for the priests: because the priests the sons of Aaron were busied in offering of burnt offerings and the fat until night; therefore the Levites prepared for themselves, and for the priests the sons of Aaron. And the singers the sons of Asaph were in their place, according to the commandment of David, and Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun the king's seer; and the porters waited at every gate; they might not depart from their service; for their brethren the Levites prepared for them. So all the service of the LORD was prepared the same day, to keep the passover, and to offer burnt offerings upon the altar of the LORD, according to the commandment of king Josiah. And the children of Israel that were present kept the passover at that time, and the feast of unleavened bread seven days. And there was no passover like to that kept in Israel from the days of Samuel the prophet; neither did all the kings of Israel keep such a passover as Josiah kept, and the priests, and the Levites, and all Judah and Israel that were present, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem" (2 Chron. 35:15-17).

During the reign of King Josiah, his kingdom had one of the greatest passover celebrations in their history. They pulled it off because everyone did their part in service unto the Lord. What the priest couldn't do for themselves, because they were busy offering burnt offerings unto the Lord, the Levites did for them. The Levites made it possible for the priest and others to do their part in the service of the Lord and to do it well.

Many churches are struggling today because a small percentage of the attendees are doing a large percentage of the giving and serving. Far too often individuals that make up the small percentage that are doing most of the work, are also involved in more than one activity in the church. Some are involved in so many things that they are unable to do even a few things very well.

I’ve heard it said that it’s better to do a few things well than many things poorly. No one seems to be more susceptible to being involved in so many things that they are unable to do their most important duties well, like Pastors. There’s this expectation that Pastor’s need to always be available. But as one wise person said, “A Pastor who is always available isn’t worth much when he is.” In Acts we learn that the Apostles understood this principle well. In the early church period the Apostles advised the church to do the following: “Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them, and said, It is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables. 3Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business. 4But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word” (Acts 6:2-4). What about you? Are you doing your part in service onto the Lord so that others can focus on doing their part well?