Honoring God and Others (6 of 12)
Series: Thrive
Craig Smith
Daniel 6
Big Idea: We thrive when we honor God first, others second and ourselves a distant third.
I. Introduction
II. Main Body
A. Honoring Others
It pleased Darius to appoint 120 satraps to rule throughout the kingdom, 2 with three administrators over them, one of whom was Daniel. The satraps were made accountable to them so that the king might not suffer loss. 3 Now Daniel so distinguished himself among the administrators and the satraps by his exceptional qualities that the king planned to set him over the whole kingdom. (Daniel 6:1-3)
I get a picture here of a man who began with exceptional qualities and has become even more exceptional. In Daniel's younger years, he was always unswerving in his commitment to God. And he used his God-given gifts to interpret the dreams of kings, so in that sense he was always a blessing to those kings, but there's something more going on now.
Darius has appointed these three administrators ''so that the king might not suffer loss.'' That's an interesting statement. It doesn't just mean financial loss, though that's included. The word that's used here also includes anything that would bring harm to the king and his kingdom. Basically, Daniel and the other two administrators were being asked to help the king and his kingdom succeed.
Now, keep in mind, this is a secular kingdom. Daniel isn't working for a church. And he's not working for a Jewish government. He's not working for God's people at all, but he's been tasked with helping them to succeed. And he does it so well that the king decides to promote him to the number two man in the entire kingdom.
Excellence creates opportunities for influence
4 At this, the administrators and the satraps tried to find grounds for charges against Daniel in his conduct of government affairs, but they were unable to do so. They could find no corruption in him, because he was trustworthy and neithe ...
Series: Thrive
Craig Smith
Daniel 6
Big Idea: We thrive when we honor God first, others second and ourselves a distant third.
I. Introduction
II. Main Body
A. Honoring Others
It pleased Darius to appoint 120 satraps to rule throughout the kingdom, 2 with three administrators over them, one of whom was Daniel. The satraps were made accountable to them so that the king might not suffer loss. 3 Now Daniel so distinguished himself among the administrators and the satraps by his exceptional qualities that the king planned to set him over the whole kingdom. (Daniel 6:1-3)
I get a picture here of a man who began with exceptional qualities and has become even more exceptional. In Daniel's younger years, he was always unswerving in his commitment to God. And he used his God-given gifts to interpret the dreams of kings, so in that sense he was always a blessing to those kings, but there's something more going on now.
Darius has appointed these three administrators ''so that the king might not suffer loss.'' That's an interesting statement. It doesn't just mean financial loss, though that's included. The word that's used here also includes anything that would bring harm to the king and his kingdom. Basically, Daniel and the other two administrators were being asked to help the king and his kingdom succeed.
Now, keep in mind, this is a secular kingdom. Daniel isn't working for a church. And he's not working for a Jewish government. He's not working for God's people at all, but he's been tasked with helping them to succeed. And he does it so well that the king decides to promote him to the number two man in the entire kingdom.
Excellence creates opportunities for influence
4 At this, the administrators and the satraps tried to find grounds for charges against Daniel in his conduct of government affairs, but they were unable to do so. They could find no corruption in him, because he was trustworthy and neithe ...
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