God has established the “household” as a means of accomplishing His own purposes of love, grace and responsibility. He, Himself, is a householder: we “are ... of the household of God”; “we ... are of the household of faith.” Christ is a householder: “Christ, as a son over His own house.”
The householder has privilege and responsibility respecting those who are in his household. They are dependent upon him; he is responsible to God for their care. Those in his house may come under blessing or loss, through his faithfulness or failure.
Every house is built by someone, “but He that built all things is God.” We are responsible to God as His servant over any household He has entrusted to us. “Christ Jesus ... was faithful to Him that appointed Him.” Moses was faithful as a servant in His house. Our Lord Jesus is presently acting faithfully in God’s house, the church, interceding with God for each and every member of the household. We who are in the house are to “hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm to the end.”
May we who have households be faithful, counting in faith upon God for His overruling hand of grace and mercy. May we who are in the house give joy and encouragement to the householder.