The Book of Genesis
Day 217
Ge 24:10 Then the servant took ten of
his master's camels and departed, for all his master's goods were in
his hand. And he arose and went to Mesopotamia, to the city of Nahor.
11 And he made his camels kneel down outside the city by a well of
water at evening time, the time when women go out to draw water. 12
Then he said, "O LORD God of my master Abraham, please give me
success this day, and show kindness to my master Abraham. 13
"Behold, here I stand by the well of water, and the daughters of
the men of the city are coming out to draw water.
This was a trusted servant of
Abraham’s. Much like Joseph ruled over Pharaoh’s household, this
servant also ruled over everything that Abraham had. He could take
whatever he deemed necessary for his mission. He brought ten camels along, and as we
shall see later, he also brought along jewelry of silver and gold,
and fine clothing for the bride to be. He also brought precious
things for other family members.
The journey itself was uneventful, (but
then, remember an angel sent by the Father had gone before him!) When the servant arrives at the city of
Abraham’s brother, he does a couple of very wise things in keeping
with his mission. First of all, he stops by the well outside the
city and waits there with his camels. His mission was to find a
bride for Isaac, and the women of the city normally came to the well
in the evening. This would be a good spot to check out who’s
available. It was the eharmony.com of Nahor!
Then he does an even wiser thing…..he
prays! He bows before the Lord and asks for success in his mission.
And check out his motive! It was not to make himself look good, but
that his boss would be blessed!
Think of this passage in terms of your
own work relationships. Your boss has given you a task. Use the
material at your disposal to get the job done! Put yourself in
position where you are most likely to succeed, then pray that the
Lord will give you success, not for your glory, but that in
succeeding you will bless your boss! This kind of an attitude will
go a long way in fulfilling the admonition found in Eph 6:5,6. “
Bondservants, be obedient to those who are your masters according to
the flesh, with fear and trembling, in sincerity of heart, as to
Christ; 6 not with eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but as bondservants
of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart,
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