Tag: responsibilities
For Whom Do Elders Have Responsibility? (Should Elders, Pastors and Bishops Have Authority Over a Congregation or a Geographic Area?)
A key question when discussing the role of elders, pastors and bishops in Jesus’ church is: Which Christians does an elder / pastor / bishop have responsibility for overseeing, shepherding and leading? In other words, biblically speaking, how should we determine which souls an elder is responsible for? … Before continuing, there are 3 prior…
April 17 – David Organizes the Levites in Preparation for the Temple
Reading 1 Chron. 23:1a, 2-32; 24:31, 1-19; 25:1-31; 26:1-11 Devotional David is now old and he begins the process of transferring the kingdom to his son Solomon. David recognizes Solomon’s youth and inexperience and he helps ease the transition by preparing much of the work Solomon is to undertake, specifically the construction of the temple of…