Household Management – Matthew 24:42-51

Our Lord continues to enlighten His disciples on Kingdom of God realities. In this case, ideas related to timing feature prominently. This master of household and servants analogy is followed immediately by two waiting parables making use of preparation and economic imagery. There is a stewardship call for those who wait for the Lord and the promised fulfillment of His will in history. Waiting is dangerous, the accounting is decisive, and true servants are diligent. These three ideas resurface in discourse #5 in manifold ways. They are not unique to the end of Jesus teaching ministry, neither are these themes unique to Matthew’s gospel. A broader look will soon reveal more weight packed into Jesus' message than a cursory glance could reveal. This is the language of the Kingdom of God and the concepts employed are rich with revelatory connotation, Let us pay close attention lest we begin to feel as though we have free reign of the house... deferred consequences are easy to ignore, but we do so at our soul’s peril.