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A Gift For Everyone

What is the Gift of Music?

Literal meaning

To combine sounds according to rules specific to places and times.

Description

The gift of music is the special ability that God gives to certain members of the body of Christ to play a musical instrument or use their voices in the singing of praises and joy to the Lord, thus enhancing the worship experience of the local congregation.

Bible references

Theory	Practice
Psalm 33:1-3	Deuteronomy 31:22
Psalm 149:1-3	2 Chronicles 5:12,13
Colossians 3:16	1 Samuel 16:14-23

Distinctives

People with this gift:

sing or play a musical instrument quite well, and enjoy it;
have special joy singing praises to God, either alone or with other people;
feel secure in the fact that their musical ability will be of benefit to other people with whom they come in contact;
can use their musical ability to help and inspire others to worship God;
see that their singing or instrument playing is a spiritual encouragement for others.

Personal traits and behaviors

A person with this gift is usually:
Creative	Expressive
Imaginative	Demonstrative
Sensitive	Artistic
Intuitive	Unconventional

Cautions

People with this gift:

must guard against the desire to impress people with their music, instead of giving all glory to God;
can find comments and constructive criticism difficult to accept;
need to have their gift confirmed by other members of the body of Christ.

Mobilizing for ministry

People with this gift are needed in the church for:
Church pianist/organist	Choir director
Musical presentations	Church music director
Worship committee leader	Music ministry

Related gifts

This gift belongs to the category *ART*. You may find useful to get information on other gifts which belong to this same category. These gifts are:
Craftsmanship	Creative communication	Writing

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