Numbers 11
24 So Moses went out and reported the Lord’s words to the people. He gathered the seventy elders and stationed them around the Tabernacle. 25 And the Lord came down in the cloud and spoke to Moses. Then he gave the seventy elders the same Spirit that was upon Moses. And when the Spirit rested upon them, they prophesied. But this never happened again.
26 Two men, Eldad and Medad, had stayed behind in the camp. They were listed among the elders, but they had not gone out to the Tabernacle. Yet the Spirit rested upon them as well, so they prophesied there in the camp. 27 A young man ran and reported to Moses, “Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp!”
28 Joshua son of Nun, who had been Moses’ assistant since his youth, protested, “Moses, my master, make them stop!”
29 But Moses replied, “Are you jealous for my sake? I wish that all the Lord’s people were prophets and that the Lord would put his Spirit upon them all!” 30 Then Moses returned to the camp with the elders of Israel.
I just came back from the Youth Pastor Summit in Orlando, where we heard from speakers of various Christian Denominations. None of them would agree with my stand on salvation as taught in Scriptures, yet each of them had some really good things to say that have encouraged me in my walk with Christ. Who am I to try to pick and choose whom God will speak through? I can do that no more than Moses could in the situation outlined in this passage today. Now, I know it isn’t a total apples-to-apples comparison, but I am just saying that folks who are sincerely trying to follow the Lord need to have my ear. Especially if I hope to be in a situation where they will listen to what I have to say. Hmmmm….
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