What Is Faithful Stewardship? (Episode 105)

Every true believer in Christ is a steward. God has committed resources into his care to advance the Kingdom. “It is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful” (1 Corinthians 4:2, KJV). In this episode, Evangelist Frank King elaborates on the subject of faithful stewardship.

This subject is important because the main means by which God accomplishes His will on earth is through His people. He gives us the resources we need to fulfill His purpose. God giving us what we need to be successful is one thing. But exercising faithful stewardship through those resources is another thing.

A vital goal of every local church should be to equip and to challenge her members to be good stewards of the resources God has blessed them with.  Some church members may regard that exhortation as meddling or getting into their business. But it’s the role of the church to equip and to challenge her members.

Moreover, there is a limit to how much Christians can grow through mere church attendance and reading their Bible and prayer.  To maximize their spiritual development, they must involve themselves in serving the Lord.

We serve God through serving His people.  He gives us resources to utilize for the sake of pouring into the lives of others.  It is only when we faithfully do the same that we are exercising faithful stewardship.

We don’t own the things we have. We didn’t bring anything into this world. When we leave, we won’t be carrying anything with us. God is the source of every blessing that we have. One day, each of us must give an account to the Lord of what we have done with the resources He has committed to us.

A Parable About Faithful Stewardship

“For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods” (Matthew 25:14). These were the initial words Jesus spoke as He shared a parable about faithful stewardship.

Here are some vital takeaways from the parable:

1. It conveys a kingdom principle because Jesus says “the kingdom is as…”
2. The man gave each of his servants an amount of money commensurate with his ability
3. After a long time, the man returned to judge the servant’s stewardship of his money (verse 19)
4. The faithful steward was the one who used his master’s money to make more money (verses 20-23).
5. The wicked servant was the one who did nothing with his master’s money (verses 26-27).

In a similar way, the Lord has gifted each of us in accordance with our God-given ability. One day, we must stand before Him. He will reward each of us according to our stewardship. We are saved by grace through faith in Christ. But we are rewarded in accordance with our works. We should labor to be found faithful.

All of us are stewards by default because God has committed resources to us. But the question is, are we being a faithful steward? Can God count on us to do whatever it is He has blessed us with the ability and resources to do for His glory?