Daily Wisdom..."Desires"

“And Gideon said unto them, I would desire a request of you (golden earrings)… (Vs 27) And Gideon made an ephod thereof, and put it in his city, and all Israel went thither a-whoring after it…” Judges 24 & 27

An ephod was a sacred garment made with fine linen and worn originally by the high priest and then eventually the ordinary priest as being characteristic for the office. It was worn by Samuel and also by David (2 Sam 6:14).  And though decorated with stones, jewels and gold it was limited by its size in the amount of gold that it could support.  Thus, such quantities of gold cold not have been expanded upon a single ephod to be worn by a man. Jewish historians claim this ephod was made as a religious item used a memorial of the salvation God had delivered unto Israel, only to be whored after, perverted and used for superstitious practices. Consider, Gideon already built an alter (Jdgs 6:25-27) to acknowledge God and the victory He would deliver them. Like Solomon, Gideon allowed his personal desires to cloud his judgment. One must be cautious in desiring more than what God has delivered. Could it be God knows the limits of our needs and the dangers of our spoils?

Be cautious in desiring more; be content in what you’ve been given and allow God to give the more.

HSAY…Todd