This psalm pictures God in triumph over all. However, we see in verse 18 a scripture that Paul repeats in Ephesians 4. In ancient times, when a king was victorious, he would give gifts to those who served him faithfully. David and Paul both see that God will, and in Paul's case, has done this. This Psalm gives a promise, but I'm sure that David could never have imagined the gifts that Jesus would give. These gifts of the Apostle, Prophet, Evangelist, Pastor, and Teacher are given not as rewards to bring pleasure or fun but as tools to help us become all God wants us to be. It reminds me of the gifts Father Christmas gave the Pevensie children in CS Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia. God knows what we need and gives it to his people, and rarely what we may like but would diminish us.
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