Honouring the Servant of God

We learn from the account of Saul that in the Jewish culture, it was deemed proper when you visited a man of God, to present a gift to him.

1 Samuel 9:6-8 But the servant replied, “Look, in this town there is a man of God; he is highly respected, and everything he says comes true. Let’s go there now. Perhaps he will tell us what way to take.”

Saul said to his servant, “If we go, what can we give the man? The food in our sacks is gone. We have no gift to take to the man of God. What do we have?”

The servant answered him again. “Look,” he said, “I have a quarter of a shekel of silver. I will give it to the man of God so that he will tell us what way to take.”

The Bible also gives an account of the Shunammite woman who freely took care of the needs of Elisha.
2 Kings 4:8-10. The Word of God clearly states that she prepared a place for Elisha because she acknowledged his calling as a man of God.

And she said to her husband, “Behold now, I know that this is a holyman of God who is continually passing our way. 

Let us make a small room on the roof with walls and put there for him a bed, a table, a chair, and a lamp, so that whenever he comes to us, he can go in there.”

There is virtually nothing wrong with honouring a man of God, or a servant of God, or anyone who works for God. It should be something that is freely and willingly given.

On her own accord, the sinful woman poured an alabaster jar full of expensive perfume on the feet of Jesus. She was not coerced to do so, she did it voluntarily.

There is nothing wrong with giving to a minister of the Gospel, or blessing those who serve in God's house. You must not be coaxed, coerced or cajoled to do so, rather, it must be a free will offering given on your own accord to show gratitude and to advance the work of God as well as to enhance the spread of the Gospel. 


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