2026.05.23 Business Missions
The 237 Nations and the Bartizan of God’s Kingdom That Fulfills the Eternal Answers of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd RUTC (21)
– Bartizan of the 3-day Weekend Age 67 –
World Public Servants Missions Conference Lecture 1
「Church Officers Who Raised Public Servants」(Gen 37:11)
[Church Leader in Work to Raise Officials]
(Genesis 37:11)
[1] Textbook, Handbook, Notebook —— Today = Best (Throne, Kingdom, Work)
Eyes
1. One who knows the secret (Genesis 37:3)
2. One who knows the reason (Gospel)
3. One who knows the problem (Disaster)
1. Genesis 37:1-11
Slave → Prime Minister
2. Exodus 2:1-10
Adopted son → Global leader
3. 1 Samuel 17:1-12
Shepherd boy → King
4. Isaiah 6:1-13
Subject → Evangelism disciple
5. Esther 2:1-10, 4:1-16
Queen → Missionary
Conclusion
Light → Darkness
(Hidden Watchman)
Although this is a work mission time, because today is the Civil Servants Mission Conference, I would like to first look at the prayer topic of the church leader in work who raised civil servants. You must consider it important and pray. In fact, all seven Remnant were civil servants. So the two things our people in work must pray for are: first, the strategy is to continuously and persistently raise civil servants spiritually. How so? I will give just one example. It is the physician Luke continuously sending messages to Theophilus, who was a civil servant. That turned into an influence that changed the world. Writing the Gospel of Luke and sending it to an individual is different from today. At today’s prices, it would cost about fifty million won to produce that book. Writing these scrolls — the difficulty involved is beyond words. And the content also had to be important, right? He sent two of them. He sent the Gospel of Luke, and he sent the Acts of the Apostles. The world was turned upside down in a completely invisible way. Civil servants are that important. From your perspective, it may look like you are within some kind of limitation, but from God’s perspective, because you exist in eternity as today, it is extremely important. Also, our church leaders in work must raise civil servants who are overseas. I will give just one example. The church leader Philip met the Ethiopian eunuch. Because the time was short, he gave him an eternal message. What kind of influence that had, we do not know.
(Genesis 37:11)
For that reason, simply put, Joseph went to Egypt as a civil servant. At first it appeared as though he went as a slave, but the purpose was elsewhere.
So I will give four messages to our civil servant team and mission team.
1 Text, Hand, Notebook — Today = the Best (throne, kingdom, work)
The first message. The textbook, handbook, and notebook that you must first make — what are they? It is making today the best. What will happen? It is impossible to know. For civil servants, everything is already fixed, and you cannot do things as you please. That’s right, isn’t it? Because there is a hierarchy of superiors and subordinates, it is not a place where you live as you like. The only freedom given to me is one thing. It is making today the best.
How do you make it so? You need to know a few things. Praying to make today the best — three things happen from this. You become imprinted on the throne. Every person. For believers, this means God’s kingdom is being realized. This is invisible. But it is precise. If as a child you set your mind to kill your father, you become imprinted in eternity. Simply put, it gets imprinted in complete darkness, in hell. After that happens, one day that situation comes. That is the kingdom. It is bound to come to pass. Work. For this reason, this day called today looks the same but it is not. One civil servant was a military civil servant, and he raised young people. Because it seems the area assigned to him was close to that. He raised young people — anyone and everyone raises young people. But why did only this person’s work draw attention? Later it spread to 200 countries. What did he do? What organization was it? Boy Scouts. The Boy Scouts — that spreads to 200 countries. A soldier made it. A civil servant. When I asked why he made it, he said that by the time someone enters the army it is already too late. That’s something he felt while being a soldier himself. So what on earth is the point, then? What does he do that it spreads to 200 countries? I honestly looked into it. As I observed it, I felt something — “Ah, I see.” Many various things are done. There is one common thread. What is it? It is opening the eyes of children. So I thought, “Ah, that’s important.” What a child sees and suddenly grasps at a young age — that is extremely important, you see. Receiving a great impression about something good as a child is extremely important. Because it lasts a lifetime. Receiving a tremendous wound as a child — that also lasts a lifetime. And so this person kept doing that, and it spread to 200 countries.
But what we are trying to do is not that. Among the things happening in your field, it is not opening the eyes of many people, but correcting them. Because their eyes are diseased, no matter how much they look, it is of no use.
[Eyes]
Because of you, someone else in the field has something corrected — the way they see things.
▣ Introduction
1. Those who know the secret (Acts 1:3)
What is it? Are you not those who know the secret? Others do not know. You enjoy that today. Today looks like nothing, doesn’t it? But this is everything, I tell you. No, you just came back from work. That’s right. But that’s what matters. I will provide some evidence for that, but especially for civil servants — you have to do the fixed, obvious things; what can you do freely? In some respects, a civil servant running around doing evangelism everywhere — that too is out of place. There needs to be something. For that reason, we know this secret called the throne. We know it. When do we enjoy it? Right now. When? Today.
2. Those who know the reason (the gospel)
And we know the reason, don’t we? We know the reason. Right now, in the whole world — we also keep missing it ourselves, actually. We miss today. We always miss it in the field. But what does the whole world lack? The gospel. So because of this, we have lived until now, and we continue to live.
3. Those who know the problem (disaster)
And the civil servants in this Bible — what did they know? They were those who knew the problem. They knew what the problem was. So they saw disasters that others could not see, and they blocked them. All seven Remnant, every one of them, went into the field as civil servants and blocked disasters.
So what in the world does it mean to have made today the best? For a civil servant, saying you make today the best sounds like a vague statement, doesn’t it? For example, Elder Kim Yong-gi from Hana Church — he is a prison guard. He was probably hired because he was athletic and capable, or something like that. Then the whole place is full of prisoners, isn’t it? What does making today the best mean there? It does not mean nothing. Something must happen — someone must be moved by that prison guard Kim Yong-gi. We don’t know what will happen later. The first chaebol of our country — what is his name? This person before Chung Ju-young, in the old days. He went to China to sell ginseng. And not as his own business, but as a worker for someone else. A young girl was about to die — simply put, she was being trafficked and sold into prostitution. He saw this and helped her. He gave all the money from selling the ginseng and freed that child. She ran away. She remembered only this person’s name. This person came back to Korea and told his employer that he had encountered a child in danger and given away all the ginseng sales money. The employer called him a fool and fired him. The girl went into service as a maid in the most prestigious household in China. This child was no ordinary girl. She did everything exceedingly well. The chairman saw her and thought she was a truly remarkable child. The chairman’s wife saw her and thought the same. Then a strange thing happened. The chairman’s wife fell ill. So she pleaded and pleaded with the girl: “Do not marry; when I die, you tend to my husband.” That is how it came about. Simply put, she became the wife of China’s foremost chaebol. And so that woman came looking for this man. She spoke with her husband. The man who had saved her — a Korean man. And so that person took his hand and they started a business. A film was made, a book was written, and he became our country’s first chaebol.
For people, today matters. Doesn’t it? It is not about calculation.
▣ Main
1. Genesis 37:1-11 Slave → Prime Minister
Joseph. Joseph went as a slave. But when he went as a slave, he had already known the dream in Genesis chapter 37. So he went while enjoying the best prayer. Sure enough, he went as a slave to a powerful household. Obviously he would do the lowest work. But he made it the best right there. And so he was made household administrator. He went to prison. He moved the minister deeply. And then finally he met the king. Joseph did not try to advance himself. Looking at soldiers, their characteristic seems to be a strong interest in how to rise in rank; and looking at civil servants, their characteristic also seems to be a strong interest in promotion. That would be the case, naturally. But in some sense if that is truly everything — then what should you do? You need to live today. While you are a civil servant, while you are where you are now, someone must feel something because of you. It is not difficult at all. Because you already know this (the secret, the reason, the problem). Why? Because the eyes with which you see are different.
The way it is with us — when a problem like this arises, we say it’s a catastrophe. No. After a legal battle, Joseph went to prison, and the wife won, didn’t she? Did she win? No. Joseph went to prison. Did he lose? No. Because the way people look at things is so fixed like that, we miss what is truly real and barely eat and come out. And after coming out, we have to worry about food again. That’s natural, but still — that’s not quite right, is it?
What is the first message for you as civil servants? It is making today the best. It is invisible. But it will certainly come later.
2. Exodus 2:1-10 Adopted Son → World Leader
Who is it? Moses. Actually, he went as an adopted son. At first Moses missed it somewhat. Later he found it. Later he found this (the secret, the reason, the problem). His eyes were opened. He was transformed into a world leader. This was not something Joseph chose, nor was it something Moses chose. In some sense, true success is like that. I heard that a certain Remnant’s dream is to become president. So I gave him one piece of advice: “Do not try to become president. If many people tell you to do it, then do it.” These days politicians — everyone is telling them to stop, yet they themselves want to do it. You must not become that kind of politician. Many people keep telling you to do it, and you think it over carefully before doing it — that’s how it should be. Many people tell you to quit, but you cling to it stubbornly — those are strange people.
You need to remember. It is not about doing or not doing something. This is our faith and conviction. Civil service is not a place where you do as you please. That’s right, isn’t it? It is different from being a merchant. And so because you have spiritual eyes, you make today the best.
3. Psalms 78:70-72 Shepherd → King
David. He was a shepherd, then became a soldier, and while a soldier, became king. When he was a shepherd — there are many shepherds — when he was a shepherd, he made it the best. That’s right. He faced a crisis. Every shepherd throws a stone. It is not only David who throws. A national crisis came, and that is when he went out. So because he hit the lion’s vital point, hitting Goliath’s forehead is a simple matter. He became king. This is what we call true success — when David was being chased around, many loyal followers gathered around him and made David into a king, and so on.
4. 1 Kings 18:1-15 Official → Evangelizing Disciple
Obadiah. He is simply a high-level civil servant. He served as the king’s official. He completely hid one hundred prophets, disciples of evangelism who would save the world. That’s how it came about.
5. Esther 2:1-10, Esther 4:1-16 Queen → Missionary
And look at this. A fascinating story comes out. Esther became queen. She is a special-class civil servant. She became queen and completely saved Israel, and became a missionary who saves that nation. Truly a hidden missionary. That is what a civil servant is.
Looking at the characteristic here — in Esther chapter 2, something Mordecai said is recorded. “When you enter the palace, absolutely do not reveal that you are Jewish.” That is what he said. There is a real secret in that. Later, Israel was about to be entirely wiped out. Then comes the word: “Speak now. You are there for just such a time as this.” That’s right. You must become that kind of person. You exist for just such a time. At that point Esther answers simply. She said that if she dies, she dies. There is no greater answer than that. She is saying she will do it, even if she dies. And so amazing things happen.
And so this time’s Civil Servants Mission Conference is important. So because the whole world is listening, these four messages need to be taken. The first of them — what is it? — it is making today the best. What is the way to make today the best? There must be many ways. It would differ by situation. Even today, as I was coming here thinking of you, I prayed the 7·7·7 prayer earnestly. Because you need it.
▣ Conclusion → Darkness
Then what conclusion emerges? People are living in darkness like this, in reality.
Light → Darkness
You are shining forth a light that is invisible to the eyes. Christ is the light. So it is said of you that you are the light. You only need to shine this light.
(Hidden Bartizan)
So it is not simply a hidden missionary, but a hidden bartizan. And a bartizan is one who guards. What? Blocking crisis, blocking death so that people do not die, and when a great problem comes, sounding the alarm. This is the bartizan. Therefore you are a hidden bartizan.
To put it in a slightly strange way — you don’t need to do anything. Simply being a civil servant as you are is the blessing. You need to know that. Moment by moment, you make today the best. Tomorrow when you worship on Sunday, you pray, right? That is the best time. Don’t ruin it. If you ruin that, you ruin the next day and the day after and everything. What is eternity? Eternity is not something separate. Today connects and links forward, and that is where eternity exists. Isn’t that so? It is not that eternity just appears out of nowhere. Now is what matters. What you are thinking, what covenant you are holding — that is everything.
All church leaders in work nationwide and throughout the world — today must become a day of praying for civil servants. Civil servants must take this message with them. Not just casually — as a complete text. The word “text” means you are embedded in the message. The word “hand” means it is always present in daily life. What is a “note”? It is something recorded. This word “book” does not necessarily mean a literal book. Meetings, reservations, and various things. In English, when making a restaurant reservation, you use this word. “I’m calling to book a table at your restaurant.” That’s how it’s used. So it is an extremely important word. You need to firmly hold onto this. Then that’s all. What about the rest? God takes care of it. Because this does not happen, many people are errand-running under unbelievers and getting broken. Not to even mention pastors and missionaries. This needs to happen. Because it doesn’t, people go in the opposite direction. They end up making today the worst. That won’t do.
Let us pray.
Prayer. May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, King of kings, and God’s eternal love, and the working of the Holy Spirit always be with all civil servants across the nation and the world, from now until eternity. Amen.