READ: Acts 20:16-29
Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind; :- 1 Peter 5:2
During the colonial era, Great Britain appointed governors over their colonies. There was a governor in Nigeria, a governor in Ghana, a governor in Sierra Leone. One of the famous governors in Ghana was called Sir Gordon Guggisberg. Gordon Guggisberg proposed a ten-year development plan and also sixteen principles of education for Ghana. He built the school I attended – the Achimota School, the deep water Takoradi Harbour, and increased the length of the motorable roads in the country. He also built the famous Korle-bu Teaching Hospital where I was trained to be a doctor. These governors were basically Prime Ministers of the countries. They had plans to develop the countries and educate their colonies.
A shepherd is a governor in God’s house. If God has made you a governor of His church, He is expecting you to develop the church and to educate the members of the church. What a great honour it is for God to make you a governor! Can’t you see that you have been given a high-ranking job? You must develop the church and educate the members with the Word of God.
Notice in Genesis 39:4-5 how Joseph was described as the overseer of the house of Potiphar. Just like Joseph in Egypt, everything is put into the hands of the overseer of God’s people. A shepherd oversees everything. A shepherd is truly the superintendent and overseer of the house of God. What a privilege that is!