• Authority is specified to a certain degree.

  • Exodus 25:14

  • Example #1: Transporting the ark.

    • Exodus 25:14; Numbers 4:15; 7:6-9; I Chronicles 3:7-14; 15:2, 12-15

    • They did not seek God according to His ordinances.

  • Example #2: Strange fire

    • Leviticus 10:1-2

  • Example #3: Priesthood

    • Hebrews 7:11-16; 8:4

  • II John 1:9

  • “Please go buy me a dog.”

  • Genesis 6:14 – “Make for yourself an ark of gopher wood.”

  • Singing

    • Matthew 26:30; Mark 14:26; Acts 16:25; Romans 15:9; I Corinthians 14:15; Colossians 3:16

    • Do we have authority to play instruments? No, God did not authorize it.

  • Work of local churches

    • II Corinthians 8:1-4; I Corinthians 14:26; Philippians 4:15

    • Provide for needy saints

    • Provide for worship and edification

    • Provide for preaching

  • Even when my choice is not explicitly stated. I’m okay as long as I’m still within the authority.

  • Where is the authority for song books?

    • Books are just a utility to aid in singing.

  • Where is the authority for a church building?

    • I Corinthians 14:23, 26; Acts 20:7; Hebrews 10:25

    • A building is just a utility to allow us to assemble.