Divided by Lot
They divided them impartially by drawing lots.
1 Chronicles 24:5 (NIV)
David organizes priests with divine fairness: dividing impartially through lots, since leaders existed among Eleazar and Ithamar both. No cliques, favoritism — lots before God. Sacred functions distributed through providence, never politics. God assigns schedules better than human committees.
Obedience accepts lots sans resentment. Serving where lots — read providence — place: humble shifts, invisible functions, alternating schedules. Grumbling against lots murmurs against directing Gods. Obedient serve well every shift; rebels criticize all. Assigned places are anointed places.
Serving your shift today: embracing schedules, honoring functions, forgetting comparisons. Divided by lot: God distributes, servants execute.
Divine lots never misaddress. Accepting yours joyfully today. Heaven-called roll calls demand prompt answers. Answer present today loudly. Absent names fade from books gradually. Present members shine eternally. Show up early, stay late, serve gladly. Show up early, stay late, serve gladly always. Attendance matters eternally. Be counted daily. Providences distribute gifts sans favoritism. Receive your shift gratefully today. Scale envies steal serving joys. Celebrate others' shifts sincerely. Celebrated shifts yield double always. Serve yours and others' when needed.
And respecting others' shifts: envying schedules steals serving joys. Serve gladly today and every day after.