Channel of communication
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10 Jehovah God deals with his people as a servant class. He does not feed each one
individually nor does he appoint an individual over them. No individual student of God’s Word
reveals God’s will or interprets His Word. (2 Pet. 1:20, 21) God interprets and
teaches, through Christ the Chief Servant, who in turn uses the discreet slave as the
visible channel, the visible theocratic organization. David approached God through
the priestly organization represented by Abiathar, who had the ephod; and a servant of today
must likewise look to God’s visible organization for spiritual food that is timely and for
directions in Kingdom service. (1 Sam. 23:6, 9-11; 30:7, 8) Just as is shown in the
illustration of the talents where different amounts were committed to different individual
slaves on the basis of their abilities, so the domestics are assigned service privileges on
the basis of their abilities and devotion and readiness to submit and conform to the leadings
of the holy spirit. Jehovah through Christ sets the domestics in their service positions in
the discreet-slave body.—1 Cor. 12:18.
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11 We must show our understanding in these matters, appreciating our relationship to the
visible theocratic organization, remembering the fate of those like Korah and Achan and Saul
and Uzziah and others who forgot the theocratic order. Are we assigned as individuals to bring
forth the food for the spiritual table? No? Then let us not try to take over the slave’s
duties. We should eat and digest and assimilate what is set before us, without shying away
from parts of the food because it may not suit the fancy of our mental taste. The truths we
are to publish are the ones provided through the discreet-slave organization, not some
personal opinions contrary to what the slave has provided as timely food. Jehovah and Christ
direct and correct the slave as needed, not we as individuals. If we do not see a point at
first we should keep trying to grasp it, rather than opposing and rejecting it and
presumptuously taking the position that we are more likely to be right than the discreet
slave. We should meekly go along with the Lord’s theocratic organization and wait for further
clarification, rather than balk at the first mention of a thought unpalatable to us and
proceed to quibble and mouth our criticisms and opinions as though they were worth more than
the slave’s provision of spiritual food. Theocratic ones will appreciate the Lord’s visible
organization and not be so foolish as to pit against Jehovah’s channel their own human
reasoning and sentiment and personal feelings.
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13 There are some who seem to dote on speculations. They love to be the talking center of
little groups, voicing their theories on how or when this or that is going to happen. They may
not be deliberately rebellious about what the slave provides, but if they can offer only what
the slave has already supplied they do not stand out. How can they shine personally if they
merely reflect what all others of Jehovah’s witnesses are reflecting? So they seek for
something more sensational, for some “new light” to dazzle unwary listeners. As they feed the
open-mouthed listeners their line of new theories, the listeners by their rapt attention feed
the ego of the speculators. When someone else begins to do the talking and occupies the
spotlight, the speculator loses interest in the conversing group and drifts on. These
speculating ones may acknowledge that some of their past theories were wrong, but they do
not show they have learned the lesson from these mistakes by refraining from bringing forth
new theories. Their longing to be viewed as an independent and deep thinker is
stronger than their desire to be theocratic.
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14 Some of the speculating ones are more rebellious than others, disagreeing dogmatically with
the discreet slave’s provisions, exalting themselves above the Lord’s established channel.
They argue that the theocratic organization has not always been right, and that they once had
ideas the organization rejected but now teaches, and thus imply that their present theories
will likewise be accepted in time. They never mention the numerous speculations they have
advanced in the past that were never adopted. That would spoil their campaign to get their
present ideas gobbled up. What their conceit blinds them to is that the visible theocratic
organization has never claimed infallibility, that it knows the message will be continually
purified by the elimination of erroneous ideas, that it expects new truths to become manifest
as more prophecies are fulfilled, that gradually the light will shine more and more until the
perfect day, and that the clarifications will come through the discreet slave and not
self-exalting speculators. (Prov. 4:18; Isa. 6:5-7; Mal. 3:1-3) It is a continuous process,
for the slave is “to keep giving them their measure of food supplies at the proper time”.
(Luke 12:42, NW) Doubtless some do have ideas that are not published until later; to do so
earlier may have been premature, may not have been “at the proper time”. Wait upon the Lord.
