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end of 1 Cor
| [[Numbers 10:1]] - [[Numbers 10:10]]
| Two trumpets made out of hammered silver – used to call the people together.
| Communication technology: one trumpet for the leaders to gather, two for everyone. Paul makes reference to this in [[1 Corinthians 14:8]].
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| [[Numbers 21:4]] - [[Numbers 21:9]]
| When necessary, they earned money by their trade to support their ministry. But when others were able to support him, Paul would devote himself exclusively to preaching.
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| [[Acts 19:23]] - [[Acts 19:41]]
| Riot in Ephesus
| Silversmiths (and perhaps other craftsmen) see their livelihood threatened by the Gospel
We as people are like tools that, in the cosmic war, are used to advance one side or the other. Our bodies, as technology, are not neutral, nor mindlessly forced into service: Paul calls us choose to which purpose we will offer ourselves.
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| [[1 Corinthians 3:6]] - [[1 Corinthians 3:15]]| In rebuking divisions in the church, Paul points out that we are God's co-workers. It matters not whether we plant or water: it is God's work that matters. It doesn't matter who laid the foundation and who builds on it, as long as the foundation is Jesus Christ. Whatever the building is made of -- gold, silver, wood, stones, or even straw -- will all be tested by fire.| Interesting mixing of metaphors, from agricultural to construction engineering. In our context, Paul could have written that the technology does not matter, only that our joint work seeks a common purpose and a common foundation, that of Christ. Paul returns to that theme in [[1 Corinthians 15:58]], assuring us that such labours are not in vain.
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| [[1 Corinthians 9:10]]| Ploughs and threshers
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