Apprenticeship VS Impartation I

Someone asked me this question:

"Please i saw this in a post and it got me thinking. Please is it true?

I want to opine that impartation is 40% training, 30% service, 10% modelling, 18% honour and 2% laying on of hands"

Here's my answer: I never claim to know it all and am open to divergent opinions, based on the word not man's doctrine. What i pen down i my own understanding from my many teachers who the Chief is the Holy Ghost through the Word.

I definitely understand the author's viewpoint and what he's trying to do. Using percentiles to represent weightiness of a matter.

Jesus is our Numero Uno example so I will insert Him as examples as I go on.

I will list what to the best of my understanding are important, to carry the spirit of the man you desire to be like. But note, biblically also, there were exceptions such as Moses and the 70 elders

Numbers 11:16-17 And the Lord said unto Moses, Gather unto me seventy men of the elders of Israel,

whom thou knowest to be the elders of the people, and officers over them;

and bring them unto the tabernacle of the congregation, that they may stand there with thee. And I will come down and talk with thee there: and I will take of the spirit which is upon thee,

and will put it upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with thee,

that thou bear it not thyself alone.

But i will also want you to note that in this particular case, it wasn't for Moses to give. God Himself said He will take the spirit (anointing) on him and put upon the 70 men.

As we are on this point, here is a CLASSIC example. Remember what Elijah said to Elisha?

First, he tried to blow off Elisha:

2 Kings 2:2 And Elijah said unto Elisha, Tarry here, I pray thee; for the Lord hath sent me to Bethel.

And Elisha said unto him, As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee.

Then Elisha asked point blank when the opportunity presented itself in 2 Kings 2; hear Elijah's response:

2 Kings 2:10 And he said, Thou hast asked a hard thing: nevertheless,

if thou see me when I am taken from thee, it shall be so unto thee;

but if not, it shall not be so.

Let's critically analyse that statement:

A. It is a HARD THING

Does that mean he can't give it out? Or it is not his place to give? I hear someone ask, "What then did Isaac say he will give Esau if he brings him Venison?"

I think the bible was clear on that. Genesis 27:4 And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee

before I die.

What Isaac could give was the BLESSING not the ANOINTING. In fact the blessing was handed down from generation to generation. A Blessed man can bless another.

I draw your attention once more to

2 Kings 2:9

And it came to pass, when they were gone over,

that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee,

before I be taken away from thee. And Elisha said,

I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me.

Elisha asked for a double portion of the spirit (anointing) because he asked for it to be 'UPON' him. Even Jesus said:

John 14:16

"And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter..."

He has already told us to ask, that the Holy Spirit is a gift:

Luke 11:13 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children:

how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?

The bible says: by 2 or 3 witnesses a matter is established. Here's a third verse.

1 Corinthians 12:11 But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit,

dividing to every man severally as he will.

freely you received freely give.

I love this last verse because it brings balance to the entire discuss. The first part buttresses my point that it is the Spirit that is in control of the Spirit. The second part brings balance. Though the Spirit Himself is in control HE CAN'T DO ANYTHING ON EARTH WITHOUT A MAN! Hence the importance of a Man, whom i want to call the CONVEYOR. That scripture tells men to give freely that which they have received.

B. NEVERTHELESS (leeway)

Elijah has made it clear to Elisha subtlely that THE SOURCE OF THE ANOINTING ISN'T MAN BUT GOD. No man is the source, but nevertheless, there are somethings if the man does and lives by, he QUALIFIES to receive the anointing upon another man. Or what people popularly calls MANTLE. Elijah tested

Elisha with one of those criteria and he passed whereas his former servant failed the test. 1 Kings 19:3 and 1 Kings 2 Kings 2:2,4 & 6. this brings to your

question.

God instituted the process of transfer of spiritual skill called APPRENTICESHIP or in modern tongue MENTORSHIP. This is a method of TRAINING that transfers not only knowledge, but SKILL. It has being his style from eternity past. Let me say something here: Jesus was never God's Plan B regarding the redemption of man, He was God's original plan. The lamb was slain before the foundation of the world - Revelation 13:8. So you can say that Jesus was with the father undergoing mentorship - John 1:18 No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.That why even on earth, He also passed through that mentorship process under His mother and her husband and tutelage of the scribes and teachers at the temple - Luke 2:52 And Jesus increased in wisdom (skill) and stature, and in favour with God and man.

So i agree with the author of what you saw online everything he wrote and allotted 99% are all tentacles of Apprenticeship. But i will love to put honour as first. Because with honour, the apprenticeship process won't go full cycle. Elijah's first servant didn't end up with the Mantle, Gehazi also missed out as well as Judas Iscariot and many other cases like Demas with Paul........

.........to be continued..........

Don't miss the second that will be published tomorrow where i will give you my own impartation process.

Love you. Thanks for reading & your time. See you.

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