UNCOVERING YOUR GOD GIVEN ASSIGNMENT...Giving

Rom 12:8 Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that GIVETH, let him do it with SIMPLICITY; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness. THE CALLING TO GIVE {GIVING} 2Co_11:3 But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the SIMPLICITY that is in Christ. Act 4:33 And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all. Act 4:34 Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold, Act 4:35 And laid them down at the apostles' feet: and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need. Act 4:36 And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, being interpreted, The son of consolation,) a Levite, and of the country of Cyprus, Act 4:37 Having land, sold it, and brought the money, and laid it at the apostles' feet. WHY DID GOD SET THE CALL TO GIVE IN THE BODY ? it was with the aim of destroying LACK in the body of Christ, creating simplicity or singleness/sincerity or liberality of purpose in the body of Christ . How many of us knows that the absence of GIVERS to aid some certain ministers, ministries and certain believers has lead to the corruption of their lives and ministries. The singleness of purpose that God gave to such ministers have been affected. lnstead of a total focus on the job/calling, some called to full time ministers/ministries have devised means for them to survive the economic situations which has taken them from the simplicity that is in Christ. The bible says, they that are called to preach the gospel must live by the gospel, this is the simplicity of the gospel. but this is not obtainable in some countries of the world today. Some Preachers have BECOME preacher AND businessman, and we have openly institute what is illegal to be legal because of our greed and personal race on materialism. But the corruption started during our days of lack. When we can't wait or endure the suffering, we shift from the simplicity that is in Christ and name it 'making tent' . Hey , where is our Holiness and Sanctification into the ministry ? At this Point I think I am raising my voice not to the Saints but to the Men who are called to the five fold ministries and the have not obeyed the sanctity of the office, they are afraid to let go. Paul the apostle made it clear that he was set aside for the gospel, to preach the gospel, doing tent making was his own error in the flesh which he corrected latter in his life. And he ensured that his son in the Lord, Timothy did not repeat the same mistake, so he said.... 2Ti_2:4 No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier. Even though now that believers are kingdom of priests; we can draw kingdom protocol from the Levites who were given as a gifts to Israel to do all the services of the temple, just as the five fold Ministers are given as a gift to the Body of Christ to build the saints. The Levi has no portion of land or inheritance allocated to them in Israel, the LORD's portion is their inheritance ! They were not permitted to do any business but the business of the temple. This simplicity was destroyed when Israel refused to support the priest by bringing their tithes and offerings to the temple as commanded by God. So the Priest left the Holy offices bought land and started farming in order to survive the economic hardship. This is the same process we are facing now/today . The fact that some five fold ministers are getting into business of multiplying money instead of staying solely on the Gospel front and they seems to be succeeding with these do not mean that the deeds are right. King Solomon broke all the kingdom protocols of becoming a king in the kingdom and he seems to prosper materially, but his end was a disaster; so is the deception of not abiding by the terms of the holy calling and its separation. I can't imagine Jesus a preacher on Monday, a C.E.O of a company on Tuesday, on Wednesday , a political party meeting , then on Friday a teaching seminar . A man must be a man of one thing, this is what holiness demand ! Mat 6:21 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. Mat 6:22 The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. Mat 6:23 But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness! Mat 6:24 No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. When God begins to judge men who corrupted their simplicity or singleness of purpose in Christ, he will also judge those he has assigned to protect them from this corruption and fail. Money/material thing is a defence ........Ecc_7:12 For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it. Husbands and wives should be careful not to hindrance to one another in this service especially if one of you is called to this area. Givers have the anointing to destroy lack within the body of Christ and to protect genuine ministries/ministers being taken away from the simplicity that is in Christ. The ministry of Docas was so effective and needed that when she died, the Saint protested that she must not go that her services was need. They went to peter and complained to him, so Peter prayed and raise the woman back to live because she was protecting the lives of many from the corruption of the devil, she keeping the saint in the simplicity that was in Christ. ON the MINISTRY OF GIVING, the more we depend on the spirit to help us use the gifts of God or Christ that is in our lives, the more will shall be free from the manipulation of crafty preachers, who asked you to make a donation for a gift that shall be mailed to you. This act has taken the issue from the simplicity that is in Christ. You are no longer given bountifully, but for a reward, this is the problem of Balaam the prophet...GREED ! we must not give out of constrain or necessity, but out of love and kindness, not out of personal gain/greed, but out of compassion of heart as the Lord Jesus moves upon us by his Spirit. If we give out of a promised reward from a preacher and not out of direction from the holy Spirit, then we have indeed received our reward in this life and nothing is left when we face Jesus face to face. Most preachers you are assigned to support may not have the charisma and the eloquence to sought for fund, they may not have crafty rewards to give, but they have an honest heart towards God and his work, you need to connect yourself to the Holy Ghost to find such Men. Stop allowing crafty men to sidetrack funds meant for other preachers to their side because of their popularity and fame; be lead of the spirit to give. Find whom God has assign you to protect with your giving gift. stop allowing craft preachers hijack you for their greedy end... Jud_1:12 These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;