Bible Study

God's callings and God's assignments are not the same. An assignment is a specific instruction from God, often temporary, that serves a purpose within or alongside a lifelong calling. Abraham was called to be the father of many nations, yet his life was shaped by a series of assignments—leaving his homeland, walking in covenant, and obeying step by step—even when he didn't fully understand the calling. In the same way, Peter was called to be a fisher of people, but he still received short-term assignments like catching a fish to meet a temporary need. Jonah was called to be a prophet to Israel, yet God gave him a side assignment to go to Nineveh, proving that even assignments outside our main calling matter deeply to God. Assignments can change, come and go, and even feel uncomfortable, but they must be obeyed faithfully. We are not meant to live in assignments forever, but to complete them and return to walking in our calling. Ultimately, assignments are what we do for God, but a calling is who God made us to be.

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Genesis 12:1–4 NLT, Genesis 17:1–5 NLT, Matthew 4:18–19 NLT, Matthew 17:27 NLT, 2 Kings 14:25 NLT, Jonah 1:1–4 NLT, Jonah 1:15–17 NLT, Jonah 2:7,10 NLT, Jonah 3:1–3 NLT, Jonah 3:6–10 NLT, Jonah 4:1–3 NLT, Jonah 4:11 NLT, Nahum 3:1 NLT, Zephaniah 2:13 NLT, Genesis 17:4 NLT, Genesis 12:1 NLT, Matthew 4:19 KJV, Matthew 17:27 NLT, 2 Kings 14:25 NLT, Jonah 1:2 NLT, Romans 11:29 NLT, Romans 1:1 NLT

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