Psalm 1:6a For the Lord knows the way of the righteous.

Galatians 1:15, 16a But when He who set me apart, even from my mother’s womb, and called me through His grace, was pleased to reveal His son in me that I might preach Him among the Gentiles.

Paul in the first chapter of Galatians reveals how he believed that God had set him apart at birth to be the apostle to the Gentiles. This belief that God sets aside individuals for His purpose to represent Him and deliver His message to the world was something that he was taught very early in his childhood and then as he continue his training as a Pharisee.  From his studies of the Torah Paul learned of the calling of Noah, Abraham, Joesph, Moses, Josuha, Samuel, David, and all of the other men and women that God had called and used. As Paul studied the Torah (our Old Testament) he saw the ways that God called these individuals into His service.  After his encounter with Christ on the road to Damascus he looked upon his calling as well as the calling of the other apostles the same way that God had called these saints found in the Torah.

Paul extended this belief that God has given to us as believers a calling just as He gave His calling the Paul and the other apostles.  In I Corinthians 12:28 “And God hath set some in the church, first as apostles, secondarily as prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracle, then gifts of healing, helps, government, diversities of tongues.”   In other words, God has given us as believers gifts for his purpose.  However, Paul gives us these words of warning about these gifts or callings that God has given us in I Corinthians 12:31.  This is the important verse that Paul introduces us to the great love chapter of the Bible, I Corinthians chapter thirteen which is the true way of God.  We are to earnestly to covet the best gifts that God has given us, and yet Paul in the great love chapter shows us the more excellent way.  This is the way of the righteous these who walk in the way that God loves. So, if your calling is like the great calling of calling of Hannah (I Samuel 2:21), or like the widow of Zarephath (I Kings 17:9) God will bless you in all that you do.  So whatsoever you do in word or deed do it upon the Lord.