Today's Scripture Reading (November 1, 2025): 1 Chronicles 26
Are you up for a joke? How
about this one?
A guy in a bar
leans over to the guy next to him and says, “Want to hear an accountant joke?”
The guy next to
him replies, “Well, before you tell that joke, you should know that I’m 6 feet
tall, 200 pounds, and I’m an accountant. And the guy sitting next to me is 6’2″
tall, 225 pounds, and he’s an accountant. Now, do you still want to tell that joke?”
The first guy
says, “No, I don’t want to have to explain it two times.”
Or maybe this one.
A woman was
told she only had 6 months to live.
“Oh
my God!” said the woman. “What shall I do?”
“Marry an
accountant,” suggested the doctor.
“Why?” asked
the woman. “Will that make me live longer?”
“No,” replied
the doctor. “But it will SEEM longer.”
Can I give you one more?
An accountant
is having a hard time sleeping and goes to see his doctor.
“Doctor, I just
can’t get to sleep at night,” he says.
“Have you tried
counting sheep?” inquires the doctor.
And the
accountant replies, “That’s the problem — I make a mistake and then spend three
hours trying to find it.”
The last one hits home. For a
period, early in my adult years, I performed an administrative function. I
worked both in the automotive and pharmaceutical industries, mostly performing
administrative tasks. It is something that I can do, but I am not as good at
administration as I probably should be. And I remember a lot of nights going
through the books, chasing down a mistake or two, or three.
When I became a pastor, for a
while, I had the luxury of an outstanding administrator who took care of all of
the things that I didn’t want to care for. But now, the administrative hat is
once again one that I frequently have to place on my head. And I still perform
the task with mediocrity.
The Hebronites were essentially
assigned to administrative roles in the Temple. Their task was to oversee the
treasury and the items that were dedicated for use in the Temple. It was a task
that was required for the smooth operation of the Tabernacle and the Temple. It
might not have been an exciting job, but it was a task that needed people who
could be trusted to do the work and keep good records. And that described the
Hebronites, and their leader, Jeriah. Without them, and without the many
administrators in our world, nothing functions as it should.
Tomorrow’s Scripture Reading:
1 Chronicles 27
