The Identification of a Steward

And the Lord said, "Who then is the faithful and sensible steward, whom his master will put in charge of his servants, to give them their rations at the proper time? Luke 12:42

In the play, 'Death of a Salesman', Willie Lohman dies, his wife and sons are looking down into his open grave, one of his sons says, “He never knew who he was.”

A part of our identity is, we are stewards of God. We are his business managers placed here to honor and serve Him with all we have.

‘Steward’ means – To be given a trust. To be put in charge as a manager. To be a steward. To be a trustee. To be the overseer of an estate.

The steward or manager was always a slave, subject to a master. However, he was placed in charge of the other slaves throughout the master’s house or estate. He controlled the staff and ran the whole operation for the master. He was in charge of others, yet he himself was still a slave of the master. His work was not closely supervised; therefore he had to be trustworthy and responsible.

Who are the stewards? We all are. In Matthew 25 note - The Study of the Ten Virgins; Parable of the Talents; The Message of the Sheep and the Goats.

Stewardship involves a servant-lord relationship. In this relationship, stewards are placed in charge of other people and of the owner’s (lord’s) possessions. Stewards are responsible for their personal conduct and are accountable to the owner for every aspect of the stewardship relationship.