Kingdom Accountability

KINGDOM ACCOUNTABILITY

Matthew 18:23 — "Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants."

The definition of accountability: accountability is the obligation to explain, justify, and take responsibility for one's actions. All in the body of Christ will give an account for not only what they say, but also what they do, and for whether what motivates them is pure. It is not what we say but rather what we do, and why we are doing what we do. In other words, is what motivates us pure and righteous?

KINGDOM STRUCTURE, AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE DAY OF CHRIST

One of the major weaknesses and things that need serious addressing and attention in the church is biblical accountability among the leadership in the body of Christ. In the present church system, from the least to the greatest, there is a great lack of functional oversight and biblical accountability, coupled with true godly spiritual authority. One of the weaknesses is that we have 10,000 instructors but not many fathers, which tends to weaken, confuse, and water down the truth, as was evident among the chief leadership of Jesus's day. In this season we are moving from breaking bread (manna) in the wilderness to the meat of a more mature word — not with the measure of a wilderness mentality, but with the fullness of a kingdom mentality, of which there is a great difference that comes with new leadership and with new operations. Every man will be raised in his own order (1 Corinthians 15:23); the first harvest will come from a first fruits company that can walk in his resurrected life. It will be a harvest of the precious fruits of the earth, a mature seed that has grown up for the last 2,000 years. It takes seasoned fathers with a heavenly word of divine instruction and strong meat to bring God's people to full maturity. As in the natural family, it is evident to see that there is a very different outcome for those that grew up with good fathers versus those that did not. We have 10,000 instructors, of whom many have studied well, but yet we have hundreds of divisions and heresies among our churches because men began to camp out on one or two aspects of their beliefs. Just because one can study and teach well does not mean that they can discern between the clean and the unclean, and in their natural perspective it does not necessarily mean that they have a pure revelation — it takes a heavenly-sent revelation of appointed men and chosen vessels to move the church forward, especially in a day of transition and change like our day.

WHAT ARE THE PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTABILITY THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AMONG THE CORPORATE BODY AS A WHOLE, AND ALSO WITH THE INDIVIDUAL BELIEVER

The church is governed and ruled by a theocracy. A theocracy is a system of government in which priests bear rule in the name of God.

The church is also a hierarchy. The term hierarchy is derived from the Greek words hieros ("sacred") and archein ("rule" or "order").

It is not a democracy. Democracy can be thought of as the "power of the people" — a way of governing which depends on the will of the people.

The scripture admonishes us to examine ourselves and ask: what level of obedience and instruction should we submit ourselves to? Who is the church submitted to? And what is the spiritual office, the divine structure, and the levels of authority that leaders are instructed to be submitted to?

Whether we like it or not, the church is a theocracy, not a democracy, and in this hour the Lord is not asking us what we want — neither do we have a vote. He is a sovereign Lord above and over all. He can put down one and set up another at his will. He can set over his flock those whom he chooses, which makes it a hierarchy — a system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority. We know all governments and church organizations are hierarchies, with captains, superintendents, and overseers.

WHAT IS THE SET ORDER AND AUTHORITY STRUCTURE OF THE CHURCH? (EXPLAINED IN THE NEXT TEACHING)

1. The highest priestly order is Melchizedek — the ministry of the eternal order of king and priest

2. The chief apostle

3. The apostle

4. The bishop

5. The pastor, or shepherd

6. The elder

7. Deacons

As the church moves forward with those that have fully obeyed Christ in their calling, yielded and submitted to the ordered will of heaven, the kingdom of God is becoming a first fruits company that will see the kingdom of God on earth become a present reality. The kingdom is the divine design of our great architect, who from the beginning laid out the heaven of the heavens — a design that cannot be altered or changed, with perfectly structured blueprints that operate in and through a set government called the house of God.

Authority is never an issue and is unnecessary if laws and commandments aren't broken. Heaven continuously flowed in perfect harmony until a third of the angels rebelled; then judgment proceeded, and God sent his warrior angels to cast them out of heaven. God designed mankind with a natural order: since we were born, each of us was subjected to parental authority, and all are under tutors and governors till the time of the father. And there are always consequences to those in rebellion who defy authority and heavenly rule.

1. Yielding to authority

2. Rebellion against the Father's set and appointed authority

3. Those that transgress and turn away from what they know is right and proper

The Melchizedek priesthood operates in two distinct offices: a king and a priest. As a king, he has sovereign rule over a domain, or territory, with a kingdom of subjects, over whom he executes decrees, laws, and judgements that cannot be contested, questioned, or contradicted in any way. A king also carries the right to measure and mete out punishments against those that would rebel, speak against, or stand contrary to his rule and authority — even to the point of death or banishment from his kingdom.