Useful
Luke 1:5-17
Out of all the thousands of Levites serving in the Temple in the First Century, Zechariah is one of the only ones we know by name.
God knew where to find Zechariah. God does not require that we have a big, flashy, well-known life to be significant to Him.
All that matters is what He sees, what He thinks, and how He is pleased with our lives.
This is not a flashy, outgoing couple. They are dutifully behind the scenes in their lives. Zechariah and Elizabeth were just a tiny, almost insignificant part of a community of thousands of Levitical priests, grouped into 24 teams that took their turns on duty at the Temple of God.
Zechariah was one of 24,000 priests who served 2 weeks each year by rotation. An an aged man, it was a supreme honor given once in a lifetime to serve at the altar of incense.
The incense was offered daily before the morning sacrifice at about 9am, and after the evening sacrifice about 3pm in the afternoon. It was probably the evening offering that was assigned to Zechariah.
Application: God knows your address. You can be plain, unknown to most people in the world, never achieving public fame, live as an ordinary person, having a nondescript life and still be living a Spirit-filled life, useful to God.
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