1 Samuel 16:13 (NKJV) Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers; and the Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel arose and went to Ramah.
This Scripture discusses how Samuel anointed David as king and how the Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward. David had a calling to be the King of Israel. The anointing was a sign that he was set apart to fulfil that role. The Holy Spirit came upon him to grant him the ability to reign, as he had previously been a shepherd boy. This anointing equipped him with wisdom, military strategy, and assistance in battle. This was the grace extended to David for the calling on his life, despite his imperfections.
The Holy Spirit wasn’t given to everyone in the Old Testament because of the people’s sin, but on the day of Pentecost, the Holy Spirit filled the people in the room. We, as New Testament saints, are ready and sanctified vessels because of the shed blood of Jesus Christ. Glory to God that we are redeemed by His blood, and God sees us in Christ despite our imperfections.
Just as the kings, priests, and prophets whom God called were anointed for their function before they stepped into their roles, we have the same anointing and the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives. The Holy Spirit resides in us, and there is an anointing upon our lives to carry out the work that God has designed for our calling. Therefore, we need to serve Him in the church and the marketplace, because we have the unction to function effectively in our calling.
1 John 2:27b (NKJV) but as the same anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you will abide in Him.
God cannot and will not bless rebelliousness and sin. Some people might sacrifice a great deal of money, time, and energy to achieve something for the Lord, but if it isn’t what God desires and what He has called them to do, it is pure self-centeredness to want God to bless their plans. True, absolute obedience and yielding to the Holy Spirit and the Lordship of Christ over our lives will determine how much grace, anointing, and enablement we will receive. The abundant provision of wisdom, resources, favour, and strength is made available to us when we choose to abide in Him, and He will teach, lead, comfort, and exhort us throughtout the whole process.
The key is for us to abide in God. We need to be connected to the vine in order to bear fruit, whether it is the fruit of godliness, to understand His Word, or to do the work He has called us to do. When we abide in Him, we will hear from Him, tap into His enablement or anointing, and produce results that glorify His name.
Sermon Series：The Unction to Function
圣洁与受膏的器皿
撒母耳记上16:13 撒母耳就用角里的膏油，在他诸兄中膏了他。从这日起，耶和华的灵就大大感动大卫。撒母耳起身回拉玛去了。
这段经文讲述撒母耳膏立大卫作王，耶和华的灵从那日起就降在大卫身上。大卫蒙召成为以色列的君王，受膏的仪式显明他被分别出来承担这一职分。圣灵的降临使他这个曾经的牧童获得治国能力——这恩膏赐予他智慧、军事谋略与征战得胜的帮助。虽然大卫并不完全，这却是神为他生命中的呼召所预备的恩典。
在旧约时代，因着百姓的罪，圣灵并不普遍降临众人。但到了五旬节，圣灵就充满屋内的人。我们作为新约圣徒，因着耶稣基督所流的宝血，已成为洁净预备好的器皿。感谢主，我们因祂的血得蒙救赎，神在基督里看待我们，不看我们的过犯。
正如神所召的君王、祭司与先知都是先受膏才进入职分，我们生命中也同样有圣灵的工作与恩膏。圣灵内住在我们里面，这恩膏要成全神在我们呼召中的托付。因此我们当在教会与职场中事奉祂，因为我们已领受有效履行呼召的属天能力。
约翰一书2:27 你们从主所受的恩膏常存在你们心里，并不用人教训你们，自有主的恩膏在凡事上教训你们。这恩膏是真的，不是假的；你们要按这恩膏的教训住在主里面。
神绝不会祝福悖逆与罪恶。有人或许耗费大量金钱、时间与精力想要为神成就某事，但若这不是神的心意与呼召，强求神祝福不过是自我中心。唯有绝对顺服、降服于圣灵与基督的主权，才能决定我们领受多少恩典、恩膏与能力。当我们选择住在主里面，祂就丰盛供应智慧、资源、恩宠与力量，在整个过程中教导、引领、安慰与劝勉我们。
关键在于住在神里面。我们必须连接于葡萄树才能结果子——无论是敬虔生命的果子、明白真道的果子，或是完成神所托付的果子。当我们住在祂里面，就能听见祂的声音，支取祂所赐的能力与恩膏，结出荣耀祂名的事奉果效。
讲章系列：领受恩膏 活出呼召