When God was putting in place a transition plan, He told Moses to pick Joshua the son of Nun. “And the LORD said unto Moses, Take thee Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit, and lay thine hand upon him; and set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation; and give him a charge in their sight.” Numbers 27:18-19 KJV. Why did God pick Joshua as Moses’ worthy successor? I believe that the answer can be found in the fact that he was “a man in whom is the spirit”. That raises a question: Is there any man living without the spirit? I believe that God was referring to a particular kind of spirit. Queuing back, we saw where Joshua had been protective of Moses’ office regarding Eldad and Medad who were prophesying in the camp. His spirit was in tune with that of the man he was serving.

Those who are ashamed of their masters will make a poor outing of stewardship…those who are quick to claim equality with those who send them cannot be faithful stewards.

In our text, Eliezer began telling his mission with introduction of who he was. “I am Abraham’s servant”, he said. You could hear the pride in his voice as he boldly declared that he was Abraham’s servant. Those who are ashamed of their masters will make a poor outing of stewardship. Again, those who are quick to claim equality with those who send them cannot be faithful stewards. Eliezer’s bold declaration must have been borne out of the fact that the servant of a great man is a great man by extension. Believers should take pride in being servants of Jesus Christ.