In government we need someone with the power and authority to manage all the other government officials. This person has to administer oaths, give participants permission to speak, and determine which legislation under consideration goes to which committee.
This honor goes to the Speaker of the House. This position is so important that in the United States, the Speaker (as he is called) is second in line to assume the presidency of the U.S. if a catastrophe ever occurs.
Israel’s Speaker of the House was Moses’ older brother, Aaron. In Egypt he had gained a reputation for persuasive speech, setting him up to become his brother’s “prophet.” He was a major player in the events leading up to the Exodus from the land of Egypt.
Later, he was elevated into the burgeoning priesthood, even offering the sacrifices and consecrating new priests into service unto God.
Playing Speaker of the House was an important role, and it could have fallen to no one less dedicated to the Lord.
God’s Word spells out the Speaker’s duties he has for us today. Just like Aaron, we are to be major players in instituting God’s plan of salvation; we are to offer sacrifices of praise unto him; and we are to provide all the support we can to new Christians in the church.
God even gives us the procedures he wants us to follow, writing them down in his Word:
Speaker Procedure #1:
Hebrews 5:4-10 tells us no one takes up the mantle of priest before God except that God calls him, as he called Aaron.
We also learn in this passage that it is through our suffering that we learn obedience to him.
Speaker Procedure #2:
Hebrews 6:4-6 reveals the devastation that will come if we do not offer ourselves wholly unto the Father’s will.
If we should fall away, how can we ever find our way back to him?
Speaker Procedure #3:
Romans 14:1-23 gives us a discourse on acceptance and support in the body of Christ, but the core message is found in the first verse.
“As for the one who is weak in faith, welcome him, but not to quarrel over opinions.”
When we step into the role of Speaker of the House, we assume a mantle of power and authority. We can wield it for good, or we can wreak devastation on those around us.
Let’s make sure we speak words of encouragement and strength unto our fellow believers.
When we speak the words of the Lord, we speak with the unimaginable power and authority of his most holy name.
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