The wise and the fool are often contrasted in the book of Proverbs. In the normal course of human
government, a master’s son would naturally have rule over a servant. Wisdom
however, can make a huge difference to the status, position and responsibility
of any individual. In the presence of titled foolishness, servant wisdom may well
be preferred and given place. In our verse, it may be because the son’s father
recognises the son’s looseness and foolishness that he places him under the
authority of the wise servant in question; or perhaps simply through sagacity
and diligent application, the servant progressively wins the favour and
authority of the father over his foolish son. Either way we learn by comparison,
the powerful value of wisdom, its application and benefit in every area and dealing
of life, versus the poverty and shame which foolishness and irresponsibility,
inevitably will bring. God is intent in teaching His people to be wise people
with a godly, heavenly, kind of wisdom. This is not an astuteness to be used
against others, for personal glorification or gain, but rather an endowment, by
which to glorify God and be of service to our fellow-man. God blesses those who
navigate the seas of life, steering with the helm of godly discernment, and powered
by the sails of obedience, filled with the winds of divine principles! It
matters not what our initial status in life may be, if we prove ourselves wise
and faithful, God has greater plans and purposes ahead for us! Yahwah is no
respecter of persons! His blessings and opportunities for life, His endowments
- both present and eternal, are open and available to all, without reference to
family heritage, entitlement or position. Indeed we are all servants of the
Almighty God, and as such none above another. The difference in the position He
grants us then, may well come down, to just how much in love and regard for
God, we each individually submit to His ways, learn His wisdom, and become
profitable servants for His Majesty’s glory!
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