We all have priorities in life and one person’s priority might not necessarily be important to another person. However, as believers, it is important that we know and walk in God’s priorities i.e. the things that are important to Him. In this article, we examine one of the things that’s important to Him: His house.

One of my favourite pieces of scripture is mentioned in Exodus 12:6-7.  The reason why this has been an intriguing piece of scripture is because the secret of Moses’ face-to-face encounter with God is found in this verse and I reckoned that if I could find the secret, then I would experience what Moses experienced.

“Hear now My words:
If there is a prophet among you,
I, the LORD, make Myself known to him in a vision;
I speak to him in a dream.

 Not so with My servant Moses;
He is faithful in all My house. I speak with him face to face,
Even plainly, and not in dark sayings;
And he sees the form of the LORD.
Why then were you not afraid
To speak against My servant Moses?”

The secret to Moses’ face to face encounter was his faithfulness in the house of God. Let’s consider another example.

In the book of Haggai, God was annoyed with the Israelites because they were building their own houses and were relatively unconcerned about God’s house ( Haggai 1:4-9).

“Is it time for you yourselves to dwell in your paneled houses, and this temple to lie in ruins?” ⁵ Now therefore, thus says the LORD of hosts: “Consider your ways! (verse 4)………. “You looked for much, but indeed it came to little; and when you brought it home, I blew it away. Why?” says the LORD of hosts. “Because of My house that is in ruins, while every one of you runs to his own house (verse 9)

Here God is telling the people off for building their own house, whilst neglecting His. From this scripture we understand that God is concerned about His house.

Also, in 2 Samuel 7, we note that David had built himself a beautiful house but he was not happy that God did not have a house to dwell in. David knew that a house was important to God.

Moreover, because I have set my affection on the house of my God, I have given to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house, my own special treasure of gold and silver …… ( 1 Chronicles 29:3ff)

The concept of God’s house is one that is important to God. In whatever context the phrase ‘the house of God’ is used in scripture, it simply means the place where God has chosen to place His name, whether that is in a physical building, in believers or amongst believers. We need to set our heart and affection on the house of God.

God blessed David with covenant blessings after he sought the house of God ( 2 Samuel 7:5-16). With Moses, God gave him a face-to-face encounter ( Numbers 12:7). It appears that there is a blessing to those to whom the house of God is important.

My prayer today is that God would show us how to be faithful in His house and experience the blessings associated with pursuing His house. I trust that this post would help you on your journey to sharing what’s important to God

This is a concept I am very interested in and I would like to share in any further revelations you might have about the subject. So until I hear from you or appear again in your inbox, stay blessed

Ola

Last update : Wednesday 10/12/11

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