"This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work."
I had always heard it isn't a good thing to desire a calling. Someone would be crazy to want to be a bishop. Now I read that he that desires that desires a good work. So, this made me ponder on the whole thing. In this chapter we read of all the characteristic of a bishop, also a deacon. Now if a man desires to have those characteristics he would be doing good works. How would that be in any way wrong?
I think the difference is when they desire something but don't plan on doing the work necessary to qualify themselves. If desiring to be a bishop helps you to qualify then that would be a good thing. The danger I see others speaking of, that you shouldn't desire a calling, is because a person may be seeking for praise and glory, desiring to be seen above another man. That is typically why we don't seek callings. You lose humility as you do that. But now I see another side of this. What is needful is to be a person that wants to serve others regardless even if it means you will be a bishop. The whole matter is the intent of the heart.
Day 111 Tami Fitzgerald Harris
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