4 Mistakes a Christian should avoid in life

 

It is always the wish of our father in heaven that we all move forward. Every man born of a woman always look forward to a time of enlargement, increase and a time to launch out into the deep things of life and ministry.

7 And there was a young man out of Bethlehemjudah of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, and he sojourned there. 

8 And the man departed out of the city from Bethlehemjudah to sojourn where he could find a place: and he came to mount Ephraim to the house of Micah, as he journeyed. 

9 And Micah said unto him, Whence comest thou? And he said unto him, I am a Levite of Bethlehemjudah, and I go to sojourn where I may find a place. 

10 And Micah said unto him, Dwell with me, and be unto me a father and a priest, and I will give thee ten shekels of silver by the year, and a suit of apparel, and thy victuals. So the Levite went in.

11 And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was unto him as one of his sons. 

12 And Micah consecrated the Levite; and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah. 

13 Then said Micah, Now know I that the Lord will do me good, seeing I have a Levite to my priest. Jdg. 17

In our text, we were told about a young man out of Beth-lehem- Judah. A man from Beth-lehem-Judah is not necessarily from the tribe of Levi but this young man has secured for himself a priesthood, ministry. He had built a relationship with God to the point of becoming a Levite despite the fact that he may not have been from the family Levi.

a. The need to secure a ministry.   
We were told that that man was a Levite. He was a man of God in his generation. He had secured something with his walk with God. His is no longer empty. He has something to live his life with. He had grown to become a force to reckon with in the religious circle of his time. He cannot be push aside for lack of substance. He had a training, a skill with which to ply his trade wherever he found himself.

For any man to secure a place in life there must be something in your hands. You do not launch out empty.

Peter had a net to launch out with, Lk.5:1-10 otherwise his launch would not have yielded anything tangible. He also owns a boat. Above all, he was in a team.

The sons of prophets did not go to Jordan with empty hands in their quest for enlargement. They were sons of prophets meaning they have a relationship that has yielded to sonship. They wanted to enlarge their tent meaning they already have one. They went to Jordan with instruments i.e. axe head. And they also were a team.

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b. The need to look for a place. Gen.12:1-10       
he departed. He did not sit on a spot lamenting his condition. Like Abraham the young man took his journey even though he does not where he was going to and what will befall him.

He was looking for a place to dwell and settle. Pro.25:2. 

There is a place for everyman in destiny. Jer.29:11. I challenge you to do everything possible to find a place in destiny.

It takes determination and faith to find your place in life. You need determination and faith to locate your allocation in this life. The young man took a step of faith not minding what the end result will be. He damned the consequence!

c. At every junction in your journey people want to know where you are coming from.     
People want to know the foundation of your faith. They want to know your history where you are coming from. The world wants to know the level of your Christianity.

The response of the Young man is an interesting one,” I am a Levite”. I am a child of God, a Christian. I have secured a ministry in God, I have an assignment from God, I am born again. Fantastic! That is the testimony of someone who had gotten something in life.

He first introduced himself as a child of God before introducing his country of origin. Many believers are quick to introduce their denomination without introducing their relationship with God. When we see you what did we see first? Your denomination’s stickers, armbands, logos, emblems, or banners?

He introduced his faith first before his certificates and qualifications. He introduced his belief before his future life ambition. In today’s world, believers will be quick to introduce their church, pastor, qualifications, family background, tribe, life ambition, before they start to glossy about their faith.

To them the ephemeral things comes first while the spiritual come last. The young Levite will not do that!

However, he also made some mistakes in his effort at securing his place in life.

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What are his mistakes?

1. He was alone

Not a team player. He went on a journey alone. It is dangerous to launch out to secure a place in life alone without the support of others. Put yourself in a team of like minds. Associate with men and women that can enhance your destiny. It would be very tough to get to the top without the support of others. Do not be lone rangers for when trouble arises who will you turn to for help?

Always walk in a team for it makes success easier to achieve than when alone. Peter would have sunk with his catch if not for his friends that were around.

2. He went and dwell in a wrong place.

He did not seek counsel from God before settling down with Micah. He jumped at the first opportunity. Many a time the first opportunity that appears is not always the best suitable for the situation.

Do not take the wrong journey as a result of the hunger in the land. Do not enter into a wrong relationship as result of delay and frustration.

3. He became a hireling when he was supposed to be a shepherd.

His price was a package of three elements – money, apparel (clothe) and food. Jdg.18:4. Because of money, clothe and food the levite went in

-          He went in into idolatry

-          He went in into slavery

-          He went in to dwell with an unbeliever.

He was bought with silver and gold. This is prominent in our days.

4. He traded away the life of God for another thing.

He was consecrated by Micah. He lost his real consecration. So many believers are like this young man. They have lost their consecration and are now gone into idolatry. Many Christians are now practicing witchcraft and occultism in the name of worship and prayer. There is now man worship in many place of worship.

Micah changed his language. He changed his mode of worship. He changed his food. He also changed his look.

Friends, the story of this young man was an example for you and I to learn from. We could not hear much about his exploits in life because of the wrong steps he took early in his journey of life.

We must however be careful not to fall into the same mistakes this young Levite fell into.

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