Obviously, being a wife was more important than being a prophetess...a reminder of the priority for being effective in ministry. We must all attend to Marriage matters before Ministry matters - always. The reason is obvious in 1 Cor 7: 1-5 and 1 Peter 3 verses 1,2 & 7 - I'll let you look those up.
I can only imagine how busy she was - she even had to go to war with Barak - to encourage him to obey God. I'm sure there are times like that when we are so caught up in helping others. We must be careful so the buzz of our busy-ness does us not keep us from "hearing" the silent hints from our husbands/family.
The second element is she even had a Palm named after her - so she was well-known and highly regarded. In contemporary terms, her husband would have been referred to as "Deborah's husband" rather than how the Bible has referred to her as "Lapidoth's wife." There is a lesson in it - no matter how prominent you are, you must never relegate your husband or let anyone else do that. Despite how successful and industrious the Proverbs 31 woman was, "her husband is well known at the city gates, where he sits with the other civic leaders." (Proverbs 31:23-NLT). The fact is no-one can respect your husband any more than you do.
Fun Fact:
The second element is she even had a Palm named after her - so she was well-known and highly regarded. In contemporary terms, her husband would have been referred to as "Deborah's husband" rather than how the Bible has referred to her as "Lapidoth's wife." There is a lesson in it - no matter how prominent you are, you must never relegate your husband or let anyone else do that. Despite how successful and industrious the Proverbs 31 woman was, "her husband is well known at the city gates, where he sits with the other civic leaders." (Proverbs 31:23-NLT). The fact is no-one can respect your husband any more than you do.
I know of a wonderful Mrs. Pastor (of blessed memory) who had a very successful ministry that reached out to Single and Married people. Despite the fact that the ministry thrived, extended beyond the church and attracted many people to become members of the church, she always made sure it was clear who the Senior Pastor was. She was one busy bee who modelled total submission despite the fact that she was quite a trail blazer in their Ministry. She also kept emphasizing the importance of her husband and family - they were 2nd & 3rd on her priority list after God. I'm sure there are other examples of such women.
We too can all become and remain examplary Busy Bees too...God helping us.
We too can all become and remain examplary Busy Bees too...God helping us.
Fun Fact: Do you know what Deborah means? According to Wikipedia - Deborah (Hebrew: דְּבוֹרָה, Modern Dvora Tiberian Dəḇôrā ; "Bee")** She sure lived up to her name - she was one Busy Bee that impacted her generation.
References:
* See posting on June 6: http://mrs-pastor-and-pastor-mrs.blogspot.com/2011/06/other-ministry.html
**http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deborah
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