Election, responsibilities of

God's election lays responsibilities upon those who have been chosen. Election to salvation has the natural consequence of election to service.

Election to leadership

Jeremiah 1:5 See also Judges 13:2–5; Psalm 105:26, Psalm 106:23

“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”

Election to religious service

Deuteronomy 21:5 See also Deuteronomy 18:3–5; 1 Samuel 2:27–28; 1 Chronicles 15:2; 2 Chronicles 29:11

And the priests, the sons of Levi, shall come forward, for the LORD your God has chosen them to serve Him and pronounce blessings in His name and to give a ruling in every dispute and case of assault.

Election to build the house of God

Election to build the tabernacle

Exodus 31:2–5 See also Exodus 35:30–33, Exodus 31:6–11, Exodus 35:34–36:2

“See, I have called by name Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah. And I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability, and knowledge in all kinds of craftsmanship, to design artistic works in gold, silver, and bronze, to cut gemstones for settings, and to carve wood, so that he may be a master of every craft.

Election to build the temple

1 Chronicles 28:6 See also 1 Chronicles 28:10, 1 Chronicles 29:1

And He said to me, ‘Solomon your son is the one who will build My house and My courts, for I have chosen him as My son, and I will be his Father.

Election of foreign kings as instruments of discipline

Isaiah 45:1 Isaiah 44:28, Isaiah 48:14–15; Isaiah 7:17, Isaiah 7:20; Jeremiah 25:9, Jeremiah 27:6, Jeremiah 43:10

This is what the LORD says to Cyrus His anointed, whose right hand I have grasped to subdue nations before him, to disarm kings, to open the doors before him, so that the gates will not be shut:

Election to kingship

1 Chronicles 28:4 1 Samuel 16:1–13; Psalm 78:70–71, Psalm 89:3–4; 1 Samuel 10:20–24 Saul; 1 Chronicles 28:5–7 Solomon

Yet the LORD, the God of Israel, chose me out of all my father’s house to be king over Israel forever. For He chose Judah as leader, and from the house of Judah He chose my father’s household, and from my father’s sons He was pleased to make me king over all Israel.

Election of the Messiah

The OT predicts the coming of a ``chosen one''

Isaiah 42:1–7 See also Isaiah 9:6–7, Isaiah 49:5–7

“Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations. He will not cry out or raise His voice, nor make His voice heard in the streets. A bruised reed He will not break and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish; He will faithfully bring forth justice. He will not grow weak or discouraged before He has established justice on the earth. In His law the islands will put their hope.” This is what God the LORD says— He who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and its offspring, who gives breath to the people on it and life to those who walk in it: “I, the LORD, have called you for a righteous purpose, and I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and appoint you to be a covenant for the people and a light to the nations, to open the eyes of the blind, to bring prisoners out of the dungeon and those sitting in darkness out from the prison house.

The NT identifies Jesus Christ as God's chosen Messiah

Luke 9:35 parallel Matthew 3:16–17 See also Matthew 12:15–21; Isaiah 42:1–4; 1 Peter 1:18–21, 1 Peter 2:4–6

And a voice came from the cloud, saying, “This is My Son, whom I have chosen. Listen to Him!”

Election to apostleship

Luke 6:13–16 parallel Mark 3:14–19 See also John 6:70, John 13:18, John 15:16, John 15:19; Acts 1:2, Acts 1:21–26, Acts 9:15–16, Acts 22:14–15; Romans 1:1; 1 Corinthians 1:1

When daylight came, He called His disciples to Him and chose twelve of them, whom He also designated as apostles: Simon, whom He named Peter, and his brother Andrew; James and John; Philip and Bartholomew; Matthew and Thomas; James son of Alphaeus and Simon called the Zealot; Judas son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.