Do Only What I Tell You

Thursday, July 16, 2015
Numbers 22:15-21 NIV

15 Then Balak sent other officials, more numerous and more distinguished than the first. 16 They came to Balaam and said: "This is what Balak son of Zippor says: Do not let anything keep you from coming to me, 17 because I will reward you handsomely and do whatever you say. Come and put a curse on these people for me." 18 But Balaam answered them, "Even if Balak gave me all the silver and gold in his palace, I could not do anything great or small to go beyond the command of the LORD my God. 19 Now spend the night here so that I can find out what else the LORD will tell me." 20 That night God came to Balaam and said, "Since these men have come to summon you, go with them, but do only what I tell you." 21 Balaam got up in the morning, saddled his donkey and went with the Moabite officials.

OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) After the Prophet Balaam delivered the Lord's initial word to Balak, what did the king do? (v.15)
2) What was the king's message to the prophet? (v.16-17)
3) What was Balaam's response? (v.18-19)
4) What did the Lord tell the prophet to do that night? (v.20)
5) What did Balaam do the next morning? (v.21)

APPLICATION QUESTIONS
6) What motivates you to use your God-given talents and resources in your local church and/or ministry?

LIFE LESSONS
7) The Lord blesses us with gifts and resources to use for His glory alone.