“Wisdom is indeed better than rubies” as Solomon says, “and all the things
that may be desired are not to be compared to it,” Prov. 8:11. The major
source of it is the Divine who gives it to men especially if they ask for it, James
1:5. But not everyone desires it Prov. 1:7.
When God created Adam and located him in the Garden of Eden, Gen. 2:15, He
gave him wisdom, to lead the entire human creation and the resources to
accomplish the task. But Adam submitted to the deception of satan and the
“wisdom” of his wife, Gen. 3:6, 12. God was not impressed because Adam had
abandoned the Wisdom from Above. He cursed him along with the other
culprits-satan the evil one, and Eve who was supposed to be his Helper but had
become his liability.
Which means if God gives you wisdom you must treasure it. A wise man would
never have crossed the boundary, which God had set for him, by submitting to
his wife’s sentiments. More so that it was the man to whom God gave clear
instructions on the use of the resources of the Garden of Eden, and the
consequence of its misuse, Gen. 2:15-17.
When God asked Solomon, at the beginning of his reign, to ask what he
wanted Him to do for him. In humility he asked for wisdom, to enable him rule
the kingdom justly. In response God gave him what he asked for “a wise and
“understanding heart…,” In addition God gave him riches and honour which he
did not ask for, I Kings 3:13.
In addition as God never forgot the love and loyalty of David his father He
blessed him far beyond his expectations but He added a caveat-he must walk
in His ways. Otherwise He would not grant him long life, I Kings 3:14
As He would do for an obedient servant God fulfilled His promises. He made
him the wisest and most successful king in his generation, I Kings 4:21-34 but
when he offended him on account of his lifestyle, I Kings 11:1-8 God decided to
ignore His own portion of His covenant with him, relating to the perpetuity of
the House of David on the throne, I Kings 11:11-13, Ps. 89:20-29.
So, as a believer, how do you walk in wisdom? No human being is really wise.
Wisdom comes from God, Ps. 136:5. Therefore to walk in wisdom is to be like
Jesus. He is the son of God and was wise from childhood, Luke 2:45-49. The
Father was in Him and He was in the father, John 14:10 – you cannot really
separate one from the other. Jesus is the power and wisdom of God, I Cor.
1:23-24.
(b) You must be humble, I Kings 3:7-9. Jesus is the son of God but He never
used His status to oppress anyone Phil 2:5-11. Rather He willingly
suffered persecution in the hands of those he created, John 1:1-5
although He was aware, well is advance, of the humiliation and pain that
awaited Him on the cross, Matt. 26:1-2. Yet He submitted to the will of
the Father for your sake and mine.
(c) As a believer you must be prayerful. When challenges arise you should
accept in faith that God would not abandon you, I Cor. 10:13. Even when
Shadrack, Meshack and Abednigo were confronted with violent death
they never gave in to credible threats and hostile actions by
Nebuchadnezzer. God saved them even when they had resigned to their
fate.
Finally you must obey and serve Him consistently knowing that in the place of
assignment He will grant you wisdom and understanding, to execute the task
or tasks as He did for Aaron, Exodus 28:1-3.
