I thought these were very cool verses.
Judges 6:8-11 “The trees once went forth to anoint a king over them.
And they said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us!’
But the olive tree said to them,
‘ Should I cease giving my oil,
With which they honor God and men,
And go to sway over trees?’
“Then the trees said to the fig tree,
‘You come and reign over us!’
But the fig tree said to them,
‘ Should I cease my sweetness and my good fruit,
And go to sway over trees?’
“Then the trees said to the vine,
‘You come and reign over us!’
But the vine said to them,
‘ Should I cease my new wine,
Which cheers both God and men,
And go to sway over trees?’
In God's mind, to give oil to honor God and man, to give sweetness and good fruit, and to give wine that cheers both God and men are more important than "to sway over trees." I hope that the Lord will keep me from this kind of temptation to do His work that counts.
