Teamwork

Teamwork

MY QUESTION for GOD

It’s just easier to do everything myself. Do I really need others to work with me?

A MOMENT with GOD

Eliashib the high priest and the other priests started to rebuild at the Sheep Gate. They dedicated it and set up its doors. . . . The Fish Gate was built by the sons of Hassenaah. They laid the beams, set up its doors, and installed its bolts and bars. Meremoth son of Uriah and grandson of Hakkoz repaired the next section of wall. . . . The Old City Gate was repaired by Joiada. . . . Next was Uzziel son of Harhaiah, a goldsmith by trade, who also worked on the wall. Beyond him was Hananiah, a manufacturer of perfumes. . . . Next to him, repairs were made by a group of Levites working under the supervision of Rehum son of Bani. Then came Hashabiah, the leader of half the district of Keilah, who supervised the building of the wall on behalf of his own district.

Nehemiah 3:1-8, 17

There are two important reasons for involving others in your ministry: The job is too big for one person, and everyone needs to buy in to the cause. Nehemiah knew he could not build the wall of Jerusalem by himself; he needed as many helpers as he could get. The church’s mission and our mission as individual believers—making disciples of all nations (see Matthew 28:18-20)—is huge. We need as many people as possible if we are going to accomplish it. We also need to help others catch our vision. For Nehemiah, wall building was no longer seen as his pet project. Because he got the people involved, it became their passion. Likewise, a widespread sense of ownership of the work, whether a church’s ministry or a business enterprise, is vital to an organization’s success. As with a bank, the more people invest, the more interest they have.

DIVINE PROMISE

TWO PEOPLE ARE BETTER OFF THAN ONE, FOR THEY CAN HELP EACH OTHER SUCCEED. . . . THREE ARE EVEN BETTER, FOR A TRIPLE-BRAIDED CORD IS NOT EASILY BROKEN.   Ecclesiastes 4:9, 12