How Ecclesiology Affects Sacred Musicing—part 5

How Ecclesiology Affects Sacred Musicing—part 5

            Now let us view sacred music and musicing under the ecclesiological view that Christ and His church is the purpose and goal of all sacred musicing.  How does this view actually affect the way a Christian musician musics unto God?  This view removes the notion that sacred musicing is a human artistic endeavor that is under the control and ownership of the one who is doing the musicing.  Philosophically the musician no longer refers to “my” musicing or “my” ministry because this Christian has given up the notion of ownership.  The concept of musical ownership has been replaced with the responsibility of being a “…good and faithful servant…” (Matthew 25:21)

            The Christian who operates under the ecclesiological view that all sacred music and musicing comes under Christ and His church believes that its ultimate purpose and goal is first and foremost servanthood which the Holy Spirit may use in the process of building the Church of Jesus Christ.  The Bible concept of musical servanthood is at least as old as the Levite musicians mentioned in the Tabernacle as explained in 1Ch 6:31-32,  “And these are they whom David set over the service of song in the house of the LORD, after that the ark had rest.  And they ministered before the dwelling place of the tabernacle of the congregation with singing, until Solomon had built the house of the LORD in Jerusalem: and then they waited on their office according to their order.”