Genesis 41: 38-44: “And Pharaoh said unto his servants, Can we find such a one as this is, a man in whom the Spirit of God is? And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as God hath shewed thee all this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou art: Thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater than thou. And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, See, I have set thee over all the land of Egypt. And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph’s hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck; And he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had; and they cried before him, Bow the knee: and he made him ruler over all the land of Egypt. And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I am Pharaoh, and without thee shall no man lift up his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt.”
This section reminds us of Matthew 25: 21 (“His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.”) Joseph may have been precocious when he was younger but he still stayed within the bounds that were set by his father. Later he was faithful in Potiphar’s house even when brought under significant temptation. He was put in jail for his faithfulness and then the Lord gave him some responsibilities in the jail. We can say that Joseph was faithful over a few things and he proved himself time and again. When he had proved himself to be faithful then the Lord gave him the opportunity to be the ruler over many things. We cannot predict what God will do in our lives but we can always be faithful wherever we are. That is all that we have been called to do. We are not called to be faithful to impress God but to be faithful because we love God (see John 14: 15 “If ye love me, keep my commandments.”). However, “Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much more things that pertain to this life?” (1 Cor 6: 3) we have high and honourable tasks set aside for us to do.
(The view expressed in this blog are my own and should not be taken as inspired in any way.)
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