618 Serve As the Israelites Did
Chorus
You’re required to work in harmony,
like God asked of the Israelites.
If you can’t, you should stop
trying to serve.
Because you serve God directly,
you should at least be loyal and submit,
learning your lessons
in a practical way.
For those working in a church,
would brothers and sisters below you
dare to deal
with someone like you?
Would anyone dare to tell
your mistakes to your face?
You stand high above everyone,
reigning like a king!
You don’t study or enter into
these practical lessons,
yet you still talk
of serving God!
Chorus
You’re required to work in harmony,
like God asked of the Israelites.
If you can’t, you should stop
trying to serve.
Today you’re asked to lead churches,
but you can’t put yourself aside,
clinging to your notions
and opinions,
not taking responsibility
for what you should have dealt with,
doing barely “good enough,”
and venting your opinions.
You protect your status, saving face,
unwilling to give yourself up
and make up for each other’s faults
so life may grow more rapidly.
Chorus
You’re required to work in harmony,
like God asked of the Israelites.
If you can’t, you should stop
trying to serve.
Fellowship together
about issues and problems;
talk about the enlightenment
and illumination you’ve received.
It’s for all your lives to benefit,
an indispensable
practice of
service.
Cooperate in harmony
for the church and God’s work.
Spur your brothers and sisters
onward in your work,
each amending the other
for better outcomes in your work,
to care for God’s will.
This is true cooperation.
God’s servants must defend
the interests of the church
above their own
in everything they do.
You should not work alone
or undermine each other;
or you won’t be fit to serve God!
With a terrible disposition,
such people are more Satan than human.
They are beasts!
Adapted from “Serve As the Israelites Did” in The Word Appears in the Flesh