What Level Are You Operating On?
September 23rd, 2007 | Michael Pink
The Tabernacle of Moses reveals three distinct levels of Christian living and those three levels are easily relatable to business. Cooperating with them and knowing how to flow with each level will dramatically impact your business.
The Outer Court is Level 1 and is about practices. It is the place where character and competence are formed. It is the place of preparation. It’s about functioning based on what you see, what you observe, what you can grasp based on your own acquired skills. I call it the place of the 30-fold increase. We have spoken a lot lately about outer court concepts. They include processes, systems, common sense practices and they are essential. Most people never progress past this level.
The Inner Court is Level 2 and is about principles. It is the place of strategy, where God opens His Word and by His Spirit reveals His Way of doing things. These are not natural strategies deduced with natural wisdom, but rather God inspired strategies derived from Godly wisdom. (See James 3:17 for details). Think 60-fold increase.
The Holy of Holies is the third level. It is about the POWER of God working on your behalf to accomplish what you could never do on your own, with any amount of wisdom. Accessing this power is possible, but it is not a game, nor is it something to be taken lightly. Think 100-fold increase. We need to operate on all three levels. Stay tuned as we develop this a little further during the week.
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September 24th, 2007 at 4:27 pm
These levels apply to every area of life and not only to business. I think they are more like circles of intimacy with God whereby we learn to operate on His power and not our own, and to rest in Him and learn His ways as we mature in the Christian life. Our sin and undisciplined lifestyle put us outside the tent, (saved but unsanctified), while our obedience and consistency in doing what he has revealed puts us closer in…inside the three circles. Gladly, through Jesus we have access to the Holy of Holies on a moment by moment basis, but we must enter on bended knee in humility, recognizing who we are in Christ, and not trying to impose our agenda on His perfect plan for our lives. He who wins souls is wise…Blessings to all!