We All Have a Part to Play!
"Once a day for six days, march around the wall with the whole army." – Joshua 6:3 (KSB)
Whatever exists, exists because various people are faithfully playing their parts. Some roles are highly visible, while others unfold quietly behind the scenes. The audience has a part to play. Those taking tickets have a part to play. Those selling tickets, promoting the event, managing the lights, moving the props, or keeping time all have a part to play. Nothing functions properly unless every role is honored.
Wherever people gather local assemblies, ministries, businesses, communities, families, or even nations everyone has a part to play. Even pets in a household fulfill a role by offering comfort, companionship, and unconditional love. From these roles, partnership is formed. Rather than asking, “Why didn’t they do their part?” the wiser Kingdom question is, “What is my part?”
Joshua 6:3 from the Kingdom Study Bible reveals the Kingdom Principle of Divinity: Divine Purpose. Every life is shaped by purpose, and abundant life transitions into eternal life only when that purpose is fulfilled. There is intentional meaning behind the role you are playing right now even when it feels unseen or uncelebrated.
Often, the value of a role is only recognized when it goes unplayed. In stories, some characters are protagonists pursuing a goal, while others appear as antagonists creating resistance. Someone may cast you as the antagonist in their personal narrative, but that is merely a role not your identity. You are bigger than any role, responsibility, or assignment. As God’s beloved offspring and a spiritual being, what you do does not define who you are.
The fall of Jericho illustrates this truth perfectly. Many people focus on the walls collapsing, but few consider the collective obedience that caused it. Every result positive, constructive, or destructive is the outcome of parts played. Victory came because everyone embraced their role.
Firstly: Leader - Hear and Share
Joshua served as the leader by hearing and discerning what the Divine communicated. He received clear instructions what to do, how to do it, and who should do what. A body without a head is a corpse; likewise, every endeavor requires leadership that listens, senses, and then clearly shares the vision.
Leaders hear through spiritual sensitivity, feel the weight of responsibility, and then communicate plainly so others can run with the vision. Without sharing, walls remain standing. Sometimes you are called to lead; at other times, you are called to submit and surrender by following the leader.
Secondly: Priests - Trumpets
The priests served as the bridge between the Divine and the people. Though their usual role involved temple duties, Joshua instructed them to blow trumpets instead. This required flexibility and obedience. Roles shift with seasons, and purpose often demands a pivot.
Though Levites typically handled trumpets, the priests followed the leader’s instruction. They understood that faithfulness sometimes means doing what is unfamiliar, simply because God said so.
Thirdly: Warriors - March
Warriors are trained to fight with weapons, yet Joshua instructed them to fight with their feet. They marched. Every step claimed promised territory. This required discipline, patience, and a willingness to leave comfort zones.
They marched once each day for six days, and seven times on the seventh. Sometimes the battle is won not by force, but by persistence. Marching, dancing, and moving forward in faith can dismantle walls of poverty, injustice, prejudice, politics, and financial limitation.
Fourthly: People - Charge
Once the walls fell, the people charged into the city together. With power, energy, enthusiasm, and unity, they moved forward to claim what had already been given. Victory required collective movement, not individual hesitation.
In order for walls to fall, everyone must heed the call to their assigned role. Leaders must hear and share. Priests must sound the trumpet. Warriors must march. People must charge. When every role aligns with divine purpose, nothing can stand.
Conclusion
The walls of Jericho did not fall because one person obeyed, but because everyone fulfilled their part under one leader, in one agreement, over time. This is the Kingdom Principle of Divine Purpose. Growth is not measured by how visible a role is, but by how faithfully it is carried out.
When the vision is clear, the call is heard, and each person steps into their place leader, priest, warrior, or people walls that appear immovable will fall. Declare boldly: “I know my part. I will play my part. I am bigger than the part I am playing, and I will not be moved until the promise is fulfilled.”
The Kingdom does not require celebrities, but faithful co-laborers each doing their part in divine purpose.
📖 Reflection: What role has God assigned you in this season, and how faithfully are you carrying it out?
💡 Action Step: Identify your current role and intentionally commit to fulfilling it with obedience, humility, and consistency this week.
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