Doctrine and Covenants 4:2 - (Part One) Therefore, o ye that embark in the service of God, The word embark means to board a ship or a plane, or it means to begin, to start, to join in a venture. This is a call, or a challenge to those who want to start being involved in this "marvelous work." Or as it states, those who want to start in the "service of God." He is speaking to us. He is speaking to those who want to serve God, or who want to be involved in this marvelous work that is coming forth.
The Service of God can mean many different things. As I imagine about the service of God, I think of Moses 1:39. This is His work and glory, to bring to pass the immortality and Eternal Life of man. The immortality of man has already been taken care of by our Savior. But the Eternal Life of man involved His work. How can we participate this goal.
The service of God can mean the callings we have been called to and set apart in. So, embarking in service means doing our home teaching, visiting teaching, teaching Primary, or Sunday School, etc. It means fulfilling our stewardships in His eyes.
But does it mean more than that? Does it mean serving God? Or serving man in His name? Is there a difference? The following part of this scripture talks about serving God, and how to do it.
So, embarking in the service of God, we are starting our journey in serving God. The reference to this statement to serve God takes us to Acts. It says there: "Serving the Lord with all humility of mind, and with many tears, and temptations..."
I guess serving God is personal. If we want to serve God, then we should decide what, where, and how the Spirit directs us to serve God. But is it beyond our "callings" in the Kingdom? Or is it only referring to serving in the calling we have been called to?
Any service to God, whether through a calling, or on our own inspired direction is to be done in His way. And in the following words, we shall be taught how to serve God, no matter how we have been called, through our own inspiration or through the inspiration of our church leaders.
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