Friday, August 8, 2008

The King's Business

Once in a while you come across a thought provoking verse in a mundane passage, and this is one of them.
1Ch 4:21 The sons of Shelah the son of Judah were, Er the father of Lecah, and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of them that wrought fine linen, of the house of Ashbea,
:22 And Jokim, and the men of Chozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who had the dominion in Moab, and Jashubi-lehem. And these are ancient things.
:23 These were the potters, and those that dwelt among plants and hedges: there they dwelt with the king for his work.

There they dwelt with the king for his work.

An ancient family that was known for its fine work, did peaceful productive things, and lived in a humble cultivated place. But they dwelt with the king for his work.

Do I dwell with the King for His work?