THE LAWS OF KINGDOM SERVICE

THE LAWS OF KINGDOM SERVICE 

The Teaching Ministry Of  Dr. Joel Dabbas 

“I am among you as one who serves” (Luke 22:27).   

“A disciple is not above his teacher or a slave above his master” (Luke 6:24). 

The sole reason for our creation is to serve God. There is no one that is truly spiritual who won't serve God. The true response of a soul who have genuinely encountered the benevolence of God's saving grace is to serve Him. Everyone that ever amounted to anything in the kingdom were servants of God. 

Service is the surest way to show God that all of us is for Him. Service is to be engaged in your major assignment on earth. When life comes to an end, our lives can only be summarized by the level of service we offered to God's kingdom, and to people. No service to God and humanity, no legacy in time and eternity. 

Now, that we know what service is all about, it is important to know the laws that governs productive, reasonable and worthy service unto God. And i will deal with a few here:

1. THE LAW OF HUMILITY

Humility is a major necessity for effective and profitable kingdom service. Humility is a sign that your flesh is mortified and the influence of flesh on you is annihilated. The more selfless you become the more you serve without reservation. 

Micah 6:8 KJV says that "He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?" To have a good walk with God humility is key. Nothing corrupts service like arrogance and pride. If you doubt me, ask Lucifer. Ezekiel 28:12-15 "till iniquity was found in thee." Your service to God  becomes stale and irritating to God until pride is found in you. Lucifer sinned without temptation; he was an inventor of iniquity. (Ezekiel 28:17) Perhaps, one of the reasons God hates pride is because it reminds Him of Lucifer. 

1 Peter 5:5 KJV "Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble." Pride will deprive a man of the honour service is to bring (Proverbs 15:33). Greatness in the kingdom ebds when a person allows pride to creep in. Give God humility and He’ll supply you honor. Never allow men to praise you to hell. Never allow any achievement get into your head. Clothe yourselves with humility. Don’t wait for anyone to tell you how your voice sounded. On account of any money you gave to the kingdom, never raise your shoulders. Serve God with all humility. Refuse to raise a generation of Christians that will raise shoulders while they look down on other believers. Never look down on other believers. God will not give his glory to a church or pastor, or anyone (Isaiah 42:8). Anytime people allocate praises to you, redirect it to God. Let God have all the glory (John 15:5). If you sang well, preached well, fasted well, God is the vine, you are the branches. ‘Without God you can do nothing’. Without God, you are nothing. 

Without God, preacher, what can you do? Without God, you prophet what can you proohesy. Without God what sigbs and wonders can you perfirm? Why are you moving about as if you did something? If God removes his grace from you, you’ll see nothingness and emptiness. God will never leave you! If you serve God dismissively and humbly.

God does not pay you in the currency of the physical, He pays you with a currency called grace. That is why every true servant of God always grows and increases in grace. 

2.THE LAW OF HONOUR 

To serve in this kingdom well and profitably you must honour. First, your service to God must be from the stand point of honour unto Him. Secondly, honour vessels god have set over and above you.

To be a leader is a great honour; whether it’s in politics, government, education, it doesn’t matter. To be called a leader of people is always a great honour. However, to be a leader in the house of God is even a far greater honour, because that’s a role that belongs to Christ. It’s about His work. It means some of His work has been given to you. In Matthew 16:18, Jesus said, “…I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.” Notice that He didn’t say, “Let us build my Church”; rather, He said, “I will build my Church.” Part of how He builds His Church is through those He’s appointed to lead and teach His people; the leaders of the Church. That is why Apostle Paul tells us that we are co-labourers (1 Corinthians 3:9). Every part of the work that we carry out to fulfil His vision is a huge responsibility, because it means He’s carrying it out through us. If you serve God from this sought of posture of honour, everything we do in His name is from the point of reverent awe and a high sense of previlege. 

3. THE LAW OF SUBMISSION 

Submission is surrender to the authority of God. An 'unsurrendered' person is an 'unconquered' person and so it is difficult to receive instructions for service. In my walk with the Lord I have come to discover that the marks of true and total submission to God are brokenness, yieldedness and willingness. A life that is submitted to God is one totally given and sold out to God. This makes you what Apostle Paul calls himself "A bond servant" of our Lord Jesus Christ. One that is totally submitted to God will not: 

i. Wait to be motivated to serve 

ii. Does not want a thank you from others

 iii. Does not lag or drag his or her feet to serve 

4. THE LAW OF LOVE 

Service is a proof of affection (love). Acts of service is a love language. You can’t claim to love or value God if you are not interested in serving Him. 

The mark of true kingdom stewardship is that people are truly in love with God. Any service or sacrifice done for the kingdom that is not on the basis of love for God and for people is useless. 

"Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor , and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing" (1 Corinthians 13:1-3 KJV) 

5. THE LAW OF OBEDIENCE 

“And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?” Luke 6:46

Obedience is an action word, it drives the physical manifestations of the submission and convictions of our inner beign. Obedience helps us to pursue what God asks us to do without asking questions. The greatest example of obedience and service was given by the Lord Jesus Christ when He said, “Nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done” (Luke 22:42). 

Obedience is a submitted will to a course stronger and greater than ours. It is saying YES LORD without counting the cost implication. 

6. THE LAW OF COMMITMENT

"Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work" (John 4:34). The same way God sent Jesus to the world to do His work, He has also sent us to come and do His work. Your life does not belong to you, your talent and strength do not belong to you, your resources do not belong to you, they all belong to God for the service of His Kingdom. The attitude of Jesus to Kingdom service is worthy of emulation. Jesus referred to the service of the Kingdom as His meat. He derived great pleasure and sweetness in the service of the Kingdom, rather than attaching pains to it. Today, a lot of people prefer physical meat and pleasure to the Kingdom assignment. Jesus also said He must finish the work God had sent Him to do and that was why He said on the Cross “it is finished“. You must also strive to finish God’s assignment for your life. In order to finish the work you have been assigned to do, you must be hardworking and very zealous. John 9:4 says, “I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.” Jesus saw the work of God as a must and not just a wish. It is something that must be done. Commitment to Kingdom Service is serving without ommiting anything that you where assigned to do. 

7. THE LAW OF SACRIFICE 

Every service to God must come at a cost. That is what sacrificial service entails. A cost less service amounts to a worthless service. 2 Samuel 24:24 KJV "And the king said unto Araunah, Nay; but I will surely buy it of thee at a price: neither will I offer burnt offerings unto the Lord my God of that which doth cost me nothing. So David bought the threshingfloor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver." Refuse to serve God conveniently. Refuse to serve God only when there is no risk; serve God sacrificially. Don’t only do for God what is convenient. Go out of your way and do things that place demand on your time, energy and resources for God. God knows the things we have to give up for God. God watches! Your level of sacrifice will determine your level of fire. Let your service for God affect your regular schedule. Be willing to give up certain rights and privileges, comforts, pleasure in the course of serving God. Come to the point where God will see that you are not working because it is comfortable, but serving because we believe him.