9he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to go into the temple of the Lord and burn incense.
The Scriptures have notoriously omitted specific instruction regarding how to govern the people of God through the Church. We do find big picture goals and objectives but when it comes to tactics and process...not so much. Hence the various denominations, from congregational types to elder led to the “Moses model” to the autocratic “holy see” in Rome. The good thing is that there are as many iterations of Christianity as there are various people groups and personality types. So it works. There is universal need for Jesus and one cookie cutter delivery system just would not fit all the various needs. Which brings us to Zechariah, and the custom of the priesthood. At that time it was ordained for a priest to go into the temple and burn incense. How that priest was chosen from among the other priests was not specified in the Scriptures. So, accordingly the custom they invented to choose the priest for this specific task was by drawing lot. It’s one way, it worked for them, they could have employed any number of tactics or processes. I love that about the Lord. He allows us to become part of the deal by giving us the goal and allowing us to figure out a way to do it.
application
I need to be willing give the men under my charge goals to achieve but to allow them to find their own ways to fulfill them.
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