From fishermen to preachers, from messengers to Apostles, from donkey drivers to the international evangelists of their time, and from serving bread and fish to becoming the foundation of the modern Christian church as we know it today. What would have happened to the Christian church if each of the 12 apostles kept doing the same task over and over again?
Life is short, and it's getting shorter. As a matter of fact, every second that passes is one step closer to Jesus' return to take back His church. It's also one less second we have to live here on Earth. Time for a reality check? This is the truth that Christians have to face and that we all should be looking forward to.
As long as we're here on Earth we are continually changing or being transformed from this flesh into the way we were intended (and designed) to be: glorious and perfect sons of God. So how does this apply to your present situation? Are you where God wants you? Are you headed where God wants to take you? This is not necessarily a place ... it may be a new internal environment, a new attitude, or to new heights in your ministry, in your work and in every single aspect of your life.
Your position is just temporary. It is a stage in the growing process that God has designed only for you.
I want to center this discussion on your position within the technical ministry at your church. No matter what your position or what tasks you are responsible for (big or small, complex or simple), all are equally important. I believe tech ministry should be a continuous cycle of people coming in and progressing. The position or job you perform is just a temporary one. It is a stage in the growing process that God has designed only for you.
Food for thought
I will support my thinking with two arguments: first, someone who stays “forever” in the same position or doing the exactly the same job could be a sign of stagnation, of ceasing to grow and develop. Second, consider the 12 Apostles. Each of them started their growing process when Jesus called them to follow Him. In the process, Jesus asked them to do things for Him that to the naked eye look very simple. Let's take a closer look at the kind of tasks that Jesus assigned to them on a regular basis. Each of them started their growing process doing simple tasks, such as fishermen (Luke 5:4), seamen (Luke 8:22), “sneaker-net messengers” (Luke 9:52), donkey drivers (Luke 19:29-35), fish 'n bread catering service (Luke 9:13), prayer partners (Luke 9:28), and event managers (Luke 22:8), just to name a few.
...what would have happened to the Christian church if each of the 12 apostles kept doing the same task over and over again?
Now, what would have happened to the Christian church if each of the 12 apostles kept doing the same task over and over again? In the Gospels, we can see how each of them grew not only “in spirit and in truth” but also in the complexity of the tasks they had to do. From fishermen to preachers, from messengers to Apostles, from donkey drivers to the international evangelists of their time, and from serving bread and fish to becoming the foundation of the modern Christian church.
Lifecycle analysis
Don't ever think that your current position is the hilltop of your lifecycle in the ministry, even if it is your dreamed ultimate goal--or even if you think that you are at the end of your ministry. Each and every single character in the Bible ended their ministry when they died. None of them “retired” or took a “sabbatical” (in the modern sense of the word). I firmly believe that no matter how simple, humble or small a task could be, if it is done for the Lord with love, it will produce monumental results.
However, you shouldn't stay being the water boy (or even the FOH engineer, camera operator, production manager, etc.) forever. You have to evolve into what God has for you and that doesn't necessarily always involve being in the spotlight, or in a prominent position. Evolving and being successful is to seek His peace, and following it. Is to know intimately what God thinks about you and to know exactly what He wants you to do next.
I firmly believe that no matter how simple, humble or small a task could be, if it is done for the Lord with love, it will produce monumental results.
God will provide the right aide who will cover the place you leave. He always does. Remember Moses and Joshua, David and Solomon, Eli and Samuel. The process of growing throughout different positions or scenarios enriches the person going through it. At the same time, the organization or team is enriched from having different people passing through this process. In the end, everybody wins.
