Scripture For Today:Daniel 9:20 “The Seventy “Sevens” – “While I was speaking and praying, confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel and making my request to the Lord my God for his holy hill…” The Power of Partnership pt 4We have been studying about the Power of Partnership. And we learned that true partnership in ministry involves a lot more than financial offerings. Finances are important. Very important. Every ministry I know of needs money to keep going. Including ours…
But I want us to look at Proverbs 18:16 today… “A man’s gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men,” but it’s not talking about skills, talents, abilities, or even anointing. It is talking here about presents.
And there is one person in particular who walked in the understanding of this scripture, whether she knew it or not, and that was the Queen of Sheba.
In 1 Kings 10:1-3 we read: “And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to prove him with hard questions. And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels that bare spices, and very much gold, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart. And Solomon told her all her questions: there was not anything hid from the king, which he told her not.”
In 1 Kings 10:24 we also read that all the kings of the earth sought Solomon for his wisdom and for his blessing.
Think about that; Solomon was the most famous man in the world in his day. He was ruler of the most powerful and prosperous kingdom in the world in his day. So much so that all the people of the earth sought Solomon for his attention so they could ask his wisdom, get his opinion, and receive his favor.
So with all these people competing for his time, why did he move the Queen of Sheba to the front of the line and spend so much time answering all her questions? I believe it was her gift that made room for her, just like Proverbs 18:16 says, and it brought her before a great man.
She gave the king 120 talents of gold (that’s about 145,000 ounces and at today’s price would be about $44,000,000 worth of gold). That doesn’t include the great stores of spice, an abundance of which had never been seen before, and precious stones.
It wasn’t her skill, talent, or ability that brought her before the king. But it was her huge gift that made room for her and put her at the front of the line!
So what did the Queen of Sheba get out of this? Everything she wanted and more.
1 Kings 10:13 says, “And king Solomon gave unto the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever she asked, beside that which Solomon gave her of his royal bounty.”
King Solomon didn’t need the queen’s riches, but she needed his wisdom.
King Solomon didn’t need the queen’s blessing. But she needed his blessing.
King Solomon didn’t need her to impart to him some great wisdom about life and political situations – but she needed his wisdom in handling these kinds of things…
And the blessing in all of these areas came to her because her gift opened the door to the very things she needed. She probably left with more riches than she brought, and just think of how much more of a blessing she may have been to the poor on her return trip. I have no doubt she stopped along the way and blessed others. Amen!
And that is: When you give to a ministry, it’s not just what they need, it’s what you need too!
When you give to a ministry, you not only bless the people that are being touched by that ministry, but you start a supernatural flow of your finances, and you partake of the anointing and the blessing that’s on that minister’s life.
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