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This verse is found at the end of 1 Chronicles as part of a prayer from King David.
He was praising God for all that had been given the people to begin the building of the Temple for God.
He was acknowledging that God owns all things and that what was given for the construction of the Temple was simply the people giving back to God what He had given to them.
This illustrates an attitude of the heart that King David had towards his riches - the riches weren’t his - they were God’s.
Stewardship for us is also a matter of the heart.
We have to believe we are a Steward in order to act like one.
But first you need to know what a Steward is and how this idea began.
So what is a Steward?
A Steward is: one employed in a large household or estate to manage domestic concerns (such as the supervision of servants, collection of rents, and keeping of accounts)
The idea of stewardship began in the beginning with God.
This verse says it all.
God created it so it belongs to Him.
It’s just like if I bought a piece of land and built a house on it.
Since I created the house and built it then the house would belong to me.
It’s mine.
The same idea here follows with the earth and all that is in it - God created it - God owns it.
King David said it this way in psalm 24:
This is the way we need to think about everything.
Nothing really belongs to us.
Not even our bodies.
Especially those of us who believe.
We have the Holy Spirit and are Temples of God.
He has given us these things to be in charge of while we are here on this earth, but nothing goes with us when we die.
But where did the idea of Stewardship begin?
The idea of Stewardship began right there in the beginning with God and man.
God hasn’t even created man yet and He has a purpose for us.
He is creating mankind to rule over His creation.
He will give mankind authority over His creation to care for it.
This is the idea of Stewardship.
He is going to put mankind in charge of His creation.
Our definition for Steward says that a Steward is in charge of the another’s household or estate.
He is giving us charge over His estate so that we may make it a wonderful place - a place where mankind can be fruitful and multiply and continue living in peace with God.
However, that didn’t work out so well.
Mankind mucked it up.
Even though mankind mucked things up overall, we still have the opportunity to be a good Steward over the things that God has given to each of us personally.
So what are these things that God has given us to Steward over?
Well, we have Time, Possessions, Our bodies (health) and our environment.
Time
Possessions
Bodies/Health
Environment
So let’s take a look at each of these opportunities for Stewardship.
The first opportunity is Time
How can we possible Steward over - or take charge of time?
Time is finite, we each have a life time of it, but none of us knows how long we have.
It is so finite that we measure it by seconds in our day - ticks of a hand on the clock.
Each day is made up of 24 hours, or 1,440 minutes or 86,400 seconds.
So in a life span of 90 years, if you live that long, you would get 2,838,240,000 ticks of the clock.
The Stewardship of these ticks comes into play when we decide how to use each tick of the clock.
We have to spend some of them sleeping, so the question is what do we do with the rest.
We can spend it building our own kingdom or we can spend it building God’s kingdom.
Now I know we all need to spend time earning our keep - and sometimes that can be building God’s kingdom as we build our own.
But have you ever stopped to think about the ticks of the clock and how you spend yours?
How much time do we each spend pursuing something that doesn’t build God’s kingdom or even helps our own.
The problem is trying to determine how many of these ticks of the clock pass us by without any real value.
I know there are times when I put almost no value at all on the ticks of the clock.
I’m so worn out or depressed that I just turn into a vegetable.
I know I’m not the only one here that has done it.
Those are the ticks of the clock that we never get back.
So think about these ticks of the clock - how can we use them for God’s glory.
How can we squeeze more of them into God’s kingdom making disciples and preaching the truth of Christ Jesus.
The Second opportunity is our Possessions.
The best way to start of this portion is a Proverb.
The first line of this proverb tells us to honor the Lord from our wealth.
Our wealth includes everything God has given us.
The money we receive, the things we have, even our homes.
How we steward over these things will determine how we use them.
Whether we use them for our kingdom or God’s kingdom.
We all have responsibilities to take care of in this life and a specific amount produce with which to draw from for those responsibilities.
How do we steward over this produce is the question.
The second line of verse 9 tells us to honor the Lord from the first of all our produce.
This is the idea of tithing from the first fruits.
One of the great debates that most people will have when beginning to tithe is how much and from what.
What I mean by that is, do I tithe a percentage from my pay before taxes, after taxes, or after I pay all my bills and make sure I take care of my needs.
These are legitimate questions.
But if you look closely at this proverb it says from the first of the produce.
Not what is left over, not what is left after the government takes their cut.
Verse 10 is the blessing that follows: your barns will be filled with plenty and your vats will overflow with new wine.
The idea of tithing from the first fruits is one of trust.
If you give your first fruits to the Lord you are trusting that He will supply you with what you need.
The trust is the hard part.
When we first started to tithe we went through these same steps.
Give from what is left over.
Then we started giving before we used it all up.
Then we really started trusting and tithed before we took care of ourselves.
And then we went all out and started going over the Biblical recommendation of ten percent.
That is when the Lord started giving so much back to us that we started giving even more.
Steward over your wealth well.
Will you hold onto what you have tightly so you don’t loose it or will you let it go and let the Lord pour out His blessings on you because choose to trust.
Malachi 3:10 says it this way:
This is the only place in the Bible where we are told to Test the Lord.
Do it.
Test Him - you will find Him faithful.
The third opportunity is our Bodies/Health.
How is our body and health and opportunity to steward over what God has given us?
Well, with our bodies we are able to do the work that God has given us to do, that work produces the fruit that we use to honor Him.
If our bodies are broken it is harder for us to do the work.
Now I know this is a big stereotype because there are a lot of people who do wonderful work in bodies that are broken.
The Lord shows His strength through our weakness.
So, if the Lord gives us bodies that aren’t perfect we need to learn how to use it for His glory, but if we have a properly functioning body we should care for it and keep ourselves healthy.
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