The son of a wealthy business tycoon turned 18 and asked his father for a job. “OK” replied the father, “I need a plant manager for our new factory.” The next day the proud young man strutted into the factory eager to begin giving orders when his father appeared with a water pail and told him to go take care of all the plants.
At least the father understood the value of giving titles. Everyone does a better job if they have the sense of importance that comes with a proper title. In the home, for example, we can encourage our children by giving them jobs titles like Sanitation Engineer, Kitchen Clean-up Supervisor, Laundry Coordinator or Special Assistant for Maternal Affairs (for the younger ones, that’s mommy’s special helper).
God gives titles for different offices in the church because titles give a sense of responsibility. And assuming responsibility is a big part of redeeming the time.
Rick Grubbs is best known as the host of “Redeeming the Time,” a one-minute radio program featured on hundreds of radio outlets around the world. He has spoken thousands of times on Biblical time management in all 50 states and 26 other countries. He is the author of the book “Morning Momentum: God’s plan for launching an unstoppable day”. He and his wife Carrie live in Salisbury NC with several of their 12 children.
