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Definition and ImportanceOrganizing refers to the act of arranging or structuring various elements in a systematic and orderly manner to achieve a specific purpose. In a biblical context, organizing is seen as a reflection of God's nature, who is a God of order and not of chaos. The Bible emphasizes the importance of organization in various aspects of life, including worship, community living, and personal conduct.
Biblical Examples of Organizing1.
Creation: The very act of creation is a testament to God's organizational power.
Genesis 1 describes how God created the world in an orderly fashion, separating light from darkness, water from land, and organizing time into days. This structured approach highlights the divine principle of order.
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Noah's Ark: In
Genesis 6-9, God instructs Noah to build an ark with specific dimensions and to gather pairs of animals. This task required meticulous organization to ensure the survival of life during the flood. Noah's obedience to God's detailed instructions exemplifies the importance of following divine order.
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The Tabernacle: In
Exodus 25-31, God provides Moses with detailed plans for constructing the Tabernacle, a place of worship for the Israelites. The instructions include precise measurements and materials, demonstrating the significance of organization in worship and community life.
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The Israelites' Camp: In
Numbers 2, God commands the Israelites to camp around the Tabernacle in a specific arrangement, with each tribe assigned a particular position. This organization ensured order and facilitated the community's movement through the wilderness.
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Nehemiah's Rebuilding of Jerusalem's Wall:
Nehemiah 3 describes the organized effort to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem. Nehemiah assigns specific sections of the wall to different groups, demonstrating effective leadership and the power of collective organization in achieving a common goal.
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The Early Church: In
Acts 6, the early church faces challenges in distributing food to widows. The apostles organize a system by appointing deacons to oversee this task, ensuring fair distribution and allowing the apostles to focus on prayer and ministry of the word.
Principles of Organizing in Scripture·
Order and Peace: "For God is not a God of disorder, but of peace" (
1 Corinthians 14:33). This verse underscores the importance of order in worship and community life, reflecting God's nature.
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Stewardship: The parable of the talents in
Matthew 25:14-30 illustrates the principle of stewardship, where servants are expected to manage and organize resources wisely for their master's benefit.
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Planning and Preparation:
Proverbs 21:5 states, "The plans of the diligent bring plenty, as surely as haste leads to poverty" . This highlights the value of careful planning and organization in achieving success.
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Unity and Cooperation:
Ephesians 4:16 emphasizes the importance of each part of the body working together in harmony, illustrating the need for organized cooperation within the church.
Applications in Christian LifeOrganizing is essential in various aspects of Christian life, including personal spiritual disciplines, church administration, and community service. Believers are encouraged to reflect God's orderly nature by organizing their lives in a way that honors Him and serves others effectively. Whether through structured worship, efficient resource management, or coordinated ministry efforts, organizing plays a crucial role in fulfilling God's purposes on earth.
Topical Bible Verses
1 Corinthians 14:40Let all things be done decently and in order.
Topicalbible.org1 Corinthians 14:33
For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.
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Greek
4817. sullogizomai -- to reckon, to compute, ie to reason... 4817 (from 4862 , "identify " and 3049 , "to reckon") -- properly, ,
organizing details (premises) into a pragmatic ("clever") (used only in Lk 20:5).
...346. anakephalaioo -- to sum up, gather up
... a () . 346 ("recapitulate") shows the head as the "organizing center," causing
all the parts to work together in harmony. [R. Lenski...
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The Paradoxes of Christianity
... Yet scientific men are stillorganizing expeditions to find the North Pole,
because they are so fond of flat country. Scientific...
Interdenominational Readjustment
... 1d. County field days. 2d. Cooperation inorganizing boys' and girls' clubs in Sunday
school or otherwise. 4d. Direct social and recreational activities. 5d....
Church Union.
... What perils? What shall be the status of the foreign missionary before the native
church justorganizing? What relation shall he sustain to the home church?...
The Foundlings
...Organizing themselves into bands, they went about burying the dead, nursing the
sick and cleansing the streets, many of them dying of the pestilence....
Further Activity and Death of Muhlenberg.
... Confidence was everywhere reposed in him. "By reason of his talent fororganizing,
his erudition, but, above all, his unselfishness, his modesty, dignity, and...
The Struggle for the Life of Others
... Inorganizing the physiological mechanism of Reproduction in plants and animals
Nature was already laying wires on which, one far-off day, the currents of all...
Critical Conventions.
... might be fulfilled: that they might all be one flock who are all under one Shepherd."
(Tennessee Report 1820, 25.) The scheme also oforganizing a Lutheran...
Eternal Life.
... Anorganizing principle not belonging to their kingdom lays hold of them and elaborates
them until they have correspondences with the kingdom to which the...
An Account of the Organization of the Methodist Episcopal Church...
... The design oforganizing the Methodists into an independent Episcopal Church was
opened to the preachers present, and it was agreed to call a general conference...
Boehme's Universe
... The second "quality" is the attractive, gravitating tendency which binds
whole with whole as anorganizing, universalizing energy....
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