I watched a short documentary about royal employees. It is said that to be an employee of the British royalty, education and training are compulsory. The training is so detailed and rigorous and quite expensive. The documentary further states that the Queen is obsessed with perfection, and butlers have to use rulers to ensure everything on the table is lined up. The same is applicable to furniture and paintings on the wall. Well, obsession with perfection did not start with Queen Elizabeth; it seems that is the general taste of royalty. After Nebuchadnezzar sacked Jerusalem and carried the people captive to Babylon, he requested that some who descended from nobility be chosen to serve as employees in his palace. Our text captures the calibre of people sought out – unblemished, good-looking, gifted, and knowledgeable. Despite these underlying qualities they still had to be trained.

“God is the highest; let us learn to always do our utmost for Him. The best is only good for the King of kings and the Lord of lords.”

When I think of how much care is given to earthly royals, I think it is shameful how those who serve the Lord treat Him. We forget that He is the King of kings. The Bible describes Him as the only Potentate. Such an inimitable office as our Lord occupies demands that whoever approaches Him in worship or service should do it with the best in mind. Once, God rebuked the people of Israel through the prophet Malachi. The people brought blind and lame animals as offerings. He challenged them to offer such to their human governors. Oswald Chambers wrote a devotional titled MY UTMOST FOR HIS HIGHEST. I think this should guide us all. God is the highest; let us learn to always do our utmost for Him. The best is only good for the King of kings and the Lord of lords.