READ: 1 Samuel 16:16-23
“And the men did the work faithfully: and the overseers of them were Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites, of the sons of Merari; and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, … and other of the Levites, all THAT COULD SKILL OF INSTRUMENTS OF MUSICK.” – 2 Chronicles 34:12
Skill determines whether you will be called for, selected or chosen. As you develop your skill, you will find yourself being chosen over and over again. If you can sing, if you can play an instrument, you are always at an advantage.
Let our lord now command thy servants, which are before thee, to SEEK OUT A MAN, who is a cunning player on an harp: and it shall come to pass, when the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he shall play with his hand, and thou shalt be well. 1 Samuel 16:16
Skill determines the quality of music you have in your ministry. Sing unto him a new song; PLAY SKILFULLY WITH a loud noise. Psalms 33:3
Skill determines how successful you will be at war. Our war is the ministry. Our war is the Christian life. If you don’t have practical abilities, you will be unable to carry out huge sections of the ministry. You will need the skill of preaching, the skill of writing, the skill of crusading and the skill of church planting.
The sons of Reuben, and the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh, of valiant men, men able to bear buckler and sword, and to shoot with bow, and SKILFUL IN WAR, were four and forty thousand seven hundred and threescore, that went out to the war. 1 Chronicles 5:18
Skill determines your sudden elevation to places of importance.
Do you see a man skillful in his work? He will stand before kings; he will not stand before obscure men. Proverbs 22:29 (ESV)