Others besides Arthur Phillip may have had a vision for what could become of a colony in Australia, but they may not have been able to captain a ship - so Phillip was chosen for a major role. Their role may have been simply to decide it, suggest it or just pray for it. But that doesn't mean the vision was theirs any less than it was Phillip's. It may have been theirs more so!
Others besides King James may have had a vision for what could be achieved through a new, authorised, English translation of the Bible, but they weren't the king - so King James is credited with that. Their role may have been to urge it, or just to pray for it. But that doesn't mean the vision was theirs any less than it was King James's. It may have been theirs more so!
The rugby league player who sets up a try-scoring set play doesn't go down in the stats as the point-scorer - but that doesn't mean he didn't have a role in it. He may have played a crucial role in it. His sense of strategy and timing, even his skill, may have been even better than that of the try-scorer!
In a parliamentary system, a career-politician might not get to do everything exactly as he might like - he's got to work wisely with the floor he's got.
Vision versus task. It's one thing to hear a promise from God - it's another thing to know how to position ourself, and what to do, for it to be achieved. Sometimes we've got to let the Phillips captain the ship and govern the colony; let the king's name be commemorated for the translation which we work on or suggest; set our front-row forwards or wingers up to be the point-scorers - so that in the end what we wanted to happen happens.
Play your part well - we'll have eternity to watch the replays and hear God's commentary as He gives honour where He will.
Others besides King James may have had a vision for what could be achieved through a new, authorised, English translation of the Bible, but they weren't the king - so King James is credited with that. Their role may have been to urge it, or just to pray for it. But that doesn't mean the vision was theirs any less than it was King James's. It may have been theirs more so!
The rugby league player who sets up a try-scoring set play doesn't go down in the stats as the point-scorer - but that doesn't mean he didn't have a role in it. He may have played a crucial role in it. His sense of strategy and timing, even his skill, may have been even better than that of the try-scorer!
In a parliamentary system, a career-politician might not get to do everything exactly as he might like - he's got to work wisely with the floor he's got.
Vision versus task. It's one thing to hear a promise from God - it's another thing to know how to position ourself, and what to do, for it to be achieved. Sometimes we've got to let the Phillips captain the ship and govern the colony; let the king's name be commemorated for the translation which we work on or suggest; set our front-row forwards or wingers up to be the point-scorers - so that in the end what we wanted to happen happens.
Play your part well - we'll have eternity to watch the replays and hear God's commentary as He gives honour where He will.
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