“Under God’s Hands” for Ministry

 I Chronicles 25:6a All these were under the hands of their father for song in the house of the LORD, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for service in the house of God.

           The temple musicians were placed “under the hands of” the chief musicians Asaph, Jeduthun and Herman.  This reference doubtlessly refers to the use of cheironomy.  Cheironomers were musicians who used hand signs to represent pitches to be played by the temple musicians.

          It is significant that these Levite sons were under direction of spiritual men who had be “separated” (see 25:1) to serve Jehovah through music.  Why were these young Levite musicians being trained by the chief musicians?  They were being prepared for service (abodah) of house of God.

          The Bible lessons is clear here that it is the responsibility for church musicians to train our own to minister in the “house of God”.  It is part of every church musician’s responsibility to train others to serve God by musicing unto Him.  The Hebrew word abodah means to labor, minister or work and it also connotes the idea of a bond servant. It is our responsibility to catechize our sons and daughters in the burden, responsibility and necessity of a continuing musical ministry from generation to generation.

 Prayer for the Day

Lord please help me to somehow impress upon the next generation of musicians the burden and responsibility of continued music ministry in the house of God.  Help me to be a Godly mentor to the next generation of Christian musicians.

 Song for the Day

Give of Your Best to the Master by H.B. Grose

 Thought for the Day

 If we want the next generation to share our music values, we must be the ones who influence them musically.