Does God usually call the wise, mighty, and noble people of the world to serve Him?
No. Scripture says not many wise after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble are called. God does not usually go to kings, queens, or university halls for His servants; He often chooses common, ordinary people, as He did in the Old Testament. Paul was a notable exception.
Les teaches from I Corinthians 1:26 that "not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called." God does not usually go into the kings and queens of the world, nor into the ivy-covered halls of universities, for His servants. In the Old Testament economy, He used common, ordinary members of the Jewish nation, such as Amos, Gideon, and Ezekiel, because that is what God saw fit to use. Paul was an exception, since he was highly educated and moved in the upper echelons of Judaism, but he put himself down as nothing because God cannot use somebody unless they are nothing. Moses is the prime example: after his first forty years in Pharaoh's palace as the second top man in Egypt, he thought he could take the children of Israel out of slavery by his own power, pomp, circumstance, wisdom, and leadership.
For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:
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Where does God typically find the people He uses as His servants?
God does not usually draw His servants from the ranks of the world's kings and queens or from the ivy-covered halls of universities — and He never has.