‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬If living is a privilege, then service should be considered as gratitude for that privilege. Some may actually consider service as an obligation. The legendary boxer, Muhammad Ali was quoted as saying, “Service To Others Is The Rent You Pay For Your Room Here On Earth.” In this sense, living without serving makes one a debtor. Our text was a passing reference made by Paul as a proof of resurrection of Christ. He meant to show that whereas David died and his body decayed, it was different for Jesus. This terse comment sheds additional light into what made David thick. He served his generation. In other words, he paid his rent.

It is not so much of what we like to do, nor what we are capable of doing. It is about what is in His will for us to accomplish. We must never confuse good service with God’s service.

Much more than serving, he did it in accordance to the will of God. It is indeed possible to offer “strange fire” in our service. The two sons of Aaron were caught up in this. They tried to serve God in ways and manners contrary to what God stipulated. They ended up miserably. There was hardly anything David did, big or small, that he did not first clear with God. After the death of Saul, he sought direction of where to go. God asked him to go to Judah. That did not suffice for him, as he pressed for the specifics. It was then God led him to Hebron. It is not so much of what we like to do, nor what we are capable of doing. It is about what is in His will for us to accomplish. We must never confuse good service with God’s service.