Musing – Have we become Kings and Priests?

 Hebraic Musing – Have we become Kings and Priests?

The priesthood was a divinely instituted office in the O T providing someone to serve as a mediator between God and His people, primarily through offering sacrifices, teaching the Law and leading spiritual worship.  Hmmm… Has that become the role of us believers today if and when Jesus Christ is our Lord? 

A prophetic message from Zechariah says Jesus is the Priest and King who builds His temple and rules.  “Here is the man whose name is the Branch, and he will branch out from his place and build the temple of the LORD.  It is he who will build the temple of the LORD, and he will be clothed with majesty and will sit and rule on his throne. And he will be a priest on his throne….” Zechariah 6:12-13 NIV   Isn’t this also our role today?!?!

What was Paul trying to tell us in this passage about us as followers and disciples of Christ?  What is our role?  "Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit… “ 1 Corinthians 6:19   If that’s the case, could our places of business also be temples?   

In the business world a branch office has the same authority and provides services delegated from the main office, with the benefit of being nearer to those who need to be served.  If we recognize our work as ministry, then we can build our temples of worship as kings and priests – kings who have been given free will and authority to choose life, and priests who minister to/from God and to/from the people.  Might our personal and our corporate bodies be the temples of the Holy Spirit with the authority to act as kings and priests?

CEOs and owners of companies possess authority, while managers and team members are an extension of that authority within their organization to participate with Jesus who said He would build His church.  He is building His temple, adding to it and strengthening His church/organization.  “Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in your midst?  If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy that person; for God’s temple is sacred, and you together are that temple.” 1 Corinthians 3:16-17 NIV   And previously in vs 9 we’ve been reminded.  “For we [Paul and Apollos] are God’s fellow workers. You are God’s field, God’s building.”   In God’s field, we are “a planting of the LORD for the display of his splendor.” Isaiah 61:3   Since Jesus is the Branch, then might we be Branch Offices?!?!  His building?  His field?  And we get to touch and minister as a branch office closer to the people!

Is our “branch” bearing fruit?  Isaiah 11:1 says “A shoot (branch) will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit.”     We get a hint of how the Branches build through the spirit of wisdom – “Wisdom has built her house; she has hewn out its seven pillars.” Proverbs 9:1 NIV   When building an organization (like a church) the Spirit moves on us at the beginning to build it on seven righteous values that become the pillars that give purpose to our enterprise, the church.  When we esteem the effervescent essence of Christ’s character reflected in our values, we take our place in the building of the Lord, His temple, His church.  “Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and aliens, but fellow citizens with God's people and members of God's household, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone.  In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord.” Ephesians 2:19-21.   

What is a priest?  “1. A person having the authority to perform and administer religious rites; 2. A person ordained to act as a mediator between God and man in administering the sacraments, preaching, blessing, guiding, etc.”  As faithful believers in Jesus Christ as our Lord, are we to be fulfilling the role of Priest?

What was Jesus trying to tell you and I?  “that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me.  I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one:” John 17:21-22

Points to ponder

Can you picture your role as a King or a Priest in God’s Kingdom?

Is a person ordained with priesthood responsibilities when they accept Jesus as their Lord?

Are we “branching” out as “the planting of the Lord.”?   Isaiah 61.3

“In him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit.” Ephesians 2:22

Yosef   a.k.a.  Joe Brusherd              August 11, 2026 
Author: “Hebraic Insights – Messages exploring the Hebrew roots of our faith” 
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Note - Inspired by Mark Stern’s “Tues w/ Papa” July 13, 2026 message: “Branch Offices”