God’s pattern for choosing is unique. God chooses ordinary and makes it great for His glory. God chose Abraham, a Gentile idolater (Josh 24:2) to found the nation of Israel and believers everywhere. He chose an 80-year-old murder named Moses to lead Israel out of Egyptian captivity. He chose a prostitute, Rahab, to save the Israeli spies and become an ancestor of Jesus. David went from lowly shepherd, youngest in his family, to Israel’s greatest king. Are you seeing a pattern here? Eph 1:11 “In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined (chosen) according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will.” God’s purpose, not our merit, is the basis for His choosing. That same pattern surfaces in Jesus’ choosing of these 12 ordinary men to produce greatness.
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