He asked, "what does being a door keeper mean to you?"
Silence. (6 days and counting)
I'm not being rude on purpose. It just is a very important question to me, and I don't want to give a cursory response.
22 All these, who were chosen as gatekeepers at the thresholds, were 212. They were enrolled by genealogies in their villages. David and Samuel the seer established them in their office of trust. 23 So they and their sons were in charge of the gates of the house of the Lord, that is, the house of the tent, as guards. 24 The gatekeepers were on the four sides, east, west, north, and south. 25 And their kinsmen who were in their villages were obligated to come in every seven days, in turn, to be with these, 26 for the four chief gatekeepers, who were Levites, were entrusted to be over the chambers and the treasures of the house of God. 27 And they lodged around the house of God, for on them lay the duty of watching, and they had charge of opening it every morning.
1 Chronicles 9:22-27.
Being a door keeper means:
1. You hold a key. The key opens and closes doors to the house of God.
2. You greet. You are acquainted with the people coming and going; because you are the first face they meet before they enter, and the last one to lock up and leave.
3. You stand at the threshold. Your duty is to stand at the point of transition between in and out, holy and worldly. To be at the intersection of things.
4. In the bible, the doorkeepers had duties. These included:
- Watching.
- Charge of utensils for serving.
- Charge of furniture, holy utensils, also over the fine flour, the wine, the oil, the incense, and the spices.
- Mixing of spices.
- Making flat cakes.
- Preparing showbread.
- Singers: on duty day and night.
You are in charge of the holy things of God.
5. You stand at four gates, facing four cardinal directions.
That doesn't seem to make personal sense to me, God.
2 And I will place on his shoulder the key of the house of David. He shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open.
Isaiah 22:22
Please reveal your understanding on this.
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What do I want to start doing, stop doing, and continue doing?
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