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Hokay, so how many of us know what Lemmings are? I think a lot of us have played or seen at least one version of the game.
For those who haven’t, Lemmings are mindless little people that you control (sort of). They automatically fall out of a box and walk in a direction until they hit an obstacle and turn and walk the other way; unless they find a cliff, in which case they walk off and die. The goal of the game is to get a set number of these Lemmings to the goal doorway.
In order to do this, you give jobs to different Lemmings for the greater good. Some are blockers - they block the way so others cannot go past them (this can help them to stay away from cliffs). Some are builders – they lay tiles down so that others can walk across a gap in the land (bridging one place to another). Some are diggers – they dig holes so that others will follow him down the hole to the next level down. And so on.
In the same way, God calls us each to play different parts within the church. No part is more important than the other. Some jobs that we think are not important we should pay special attention to. These jobs are typically the ones that are behind the scenes or small (compared to leading the service). Every tiny little part, every little screw and bolt, in the body of Christ is essential. We cannot say that we do not need one of the parts, because the ones we see as important probably cannot function without the smaller ones. God gives great honour to these small parts!
We were not all called to be great leaders and movers of the Church, but we were all called to be part of the body of Christ. And of each part, it should have only one goal: to glorify God in all it does.
How do you feel about the way or the areas in which you serve in the Church? Do you feel that your serving is insignificant or that you just do it week-in and week-out? God gives greater honour to the parts that lack it!
If you'd like to know more about this, check out 1 Corinthians 12:12-31 in your bible!
Peace out,
-Michael
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