To Be Found Faithful
To Be Found Faithful
It is required in stewards that one be found faithful.
1 Corinthians 4:2
The term steward isn’t used much these days. When airline flight attendants were all females, the word was found in their title, “stewardess.” Now, stewards are mostly found in labor unions (shop steward), fancy restaurants (wine steward), and cruise ships (ship’s steward).
The earliest, and best, biblical example of a steward is Joseph—the favorite son of Jacob who was sold as a slave into Egypt by his jealous brothers. So rich was God’s blessing on Joseph that his Egyptian master, the wealthy Potiphar, made him the overseer and manager (steward) of his entire household. Joseph was responsible for everything: finances, the other servants and employees, and Potiphar’s reputation as it related to all of his affairs. As Potiphar’s steward, Joseph’s chief occupation was to do what his master would want done. A steward’s job description could be summed up in two words—loyalty and faithfulness.
Look at what God has given you: gifts, talents, money, property, opportunities, and possibilities. Every Christian is a steward of God and what He has provided—we must be faithful.
Our need is not to prove God’s faithfulness but to demonstrate our own, by trusting Him both to determine and to supply our needs according to His own will.
JOHN MACARTHURa
a John MacArthur, Matthew 1–7, MacArthur New Testament Commentary (Chicago, Moody Press, 1985), 95.
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