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Women in God's house become a beachhead for Satan's
army by not fulfilling our role. Well, I hope that got your attention.
I don't want you to think this is just another fluffy article
about the roles of women, because that's not what I intend it
to be. So now that I have your attention, let's examine my opening
statement.
For clarity, we need to first define the terms
God's house, beachhead, and our (women's) role. In writing to
Timothy, Paul referred to God's household as the church (1 Timothy
3:15). Sometimes we refer to our family as our house or household.
As a member of God's family, we're in God's house (2 Corinthians
6:18). This is not a physical house or building, but rather it
is the church, in a spiritual sense. So, God's house is the church.
A beachhead is a military term meaning a weakness
or entry point for the enemy army. In battle, it's the area used
by the invading army to reach land and infiltrate the adversary's
home base. We recognize Satan and his army as our adversary (I
Peter 5:8), and enemy of the church. However, do we recognize
this strategy used by him to infiltrate and weaken the church?
Satan looks for an entry point, a weak area, a beachhead to start
his invasion.
Women's role is that of submission. This was
directed by God to the very first human family.
Notice other scriptures that speak to this role
of submission:
So then, what makes women a beachhead in God's
house? We become a beachhead when we fail to fulfill our role,
when we aren't satisfied in our role, and when we go beyond our
role.
When a woman fails to be in submission to her
husband, she is disobedient to God and has failed to follow His
design for the home. Anytime a design or pattern is not followed,
the likelihood is very great that the finished product will not
be produced as expected. In this situation, families do not grow
and become the strong, supportive, active families that God expects
in His church. The woman's disobedience in failing to fulfill
her role of submission leads to weak families. Weak families
make a weak church - a beachhead for Satan and his army.
When a woman feels her role of submission means
she is inferior to her husband she is not satisfied in her role.
She may feel she can lead singing just as good as a man, or can
teach Bible class, direct the family and be head of the house
and perhaps she can! We need to remember that our role of submission
was not assigned because we are inferior, but rather because
it is God's design and order. If inferiority were the reason,
then all mankind is inferior because scriptures teach that everyone
is to be submissive to someone (i.e. children to parents Ephesians
6:1; citizens to government Romans 13:1; Christians to Elders
Hebrews 13:17), and ultimately everyone to God James 4:7.
Women that aren't satisfied in this role of submission
become a beachhead for Satan when they become factious members.
A factious member is one that stirs up division (Titus 3:9-11)
When a woman is not satisfied in her role she often seeks out
others who share her frustrations and dissatisfaction. A small
group is soon formed, and others are drawn in. The group then
plots strategy in order to push their views and attack the church.
The health of the church is weakened, and Satan's army has an
egress.
Finally, women that are not submissive act outside
of their role and prevent men from fulfilling their role. Man
was given the role as head of the woman, and this is not a role
he can delegate. Even if man fails to fulfill his role, we cannot
step-up and take the lead. Part of Eve's sin was that she stepped
outside her role and took the lead (1 Timothy 2:14), and in doing
so she was deceived by Satan. Women that are domineering, aggressive
and over-bearing may find themselves fulfilling a role that God
designed for man. In doing so, she is preventing man from growing
and fulfilling his God-given role and she is acting outside of
God's design. When we fail to follow God's design for the church
a weak, unstable church is produced. Satan and his army are afforded
an easy egress.
Women in God's House serve many needs. We're
Bible Class teachers, pantry organizers and fellowship meal planners.
Sometimes we're the towel washers after baptisms, the initiator
of cards to the sick, the encourager of new mothers, the support
for new Christians, etc. We're also car pool drivers, grocery
shoppers, laundry ladies, house cleaners, etc. We're called wife,
mother, grandmother, and friend. Let us not be called a beachhead!
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