Breaking the Chains of Class and Poverty
When the children of Israel cried out for a king, God gave them what they asked for—but also warned them of the cost. Samuel said, “This is what the king who will reign over you will claim as his rights: He will take your sons and make them serve with his chariots… He will take your daughters to be perfumers and cooks and bakers… He will take a tenth of your grain and of your vintage… you yourselves will become his slaves” (1 Samuel 8:11–17).
Israel thought a king would bring security, but God understood the cost of human systems. They did not reject Samuel; they rejected God Himself (1 Samuel 8:7).
From that moment, Israel entered a class system of privilege and servitude. Sons of nobles inherited power and wealth, not because they were wise, but because they were born into advantage. Servants, though often wiser and more capable, remained in bondage to sustain another man’s estate.
But God never created men to live in such hierarchies. His original design was equality under His leadership. Later, the Apostle Paul declared, “There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus” (Galatians 3:28). The systems of inequality were not heaven’s design; they were man’s creation.
Some were born disadvantaged, yet God never destined them to remain so. Jesus Himself said, “For there are eunuchs who were born that way, and there are eunuchs who have been made eunuchs by others—and there are those who choose…” (Matthew 19:12). In the same way, some are born into wealth, some are made wealthy by others, but all must choose how to live.
The Bible says, “A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest—poverty will come on you like a thief” (Proverbs 24:33–34). Poverty is not a birthright; it is often the result of choices, conditions, and systems. No one is born to be poor. No one is born to be a servant forever. Poverty is a condition—but prosperity is a divine plan.
God declared, “For I know the plans I have for you… plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future” (Jeremiah 29:11). Israel became slaves in Egypt, not because that was God’s plan, but because of the circumstances they fell into. Yet God sent Moses to deliver them. When God chooses you, He never intends for you to remain in slavery or poverty.
Class systems are not ancient history; they still exist today. In many African nations, 5% of the population owns most of the land, while the majority struggle in poverty. Owning a car or having daily bread is not wealth. True wealth is control—control over land, resources, and destiny. The question is: Who controls your economy? Who controls your future?
God never intended for one individual to control others. He gifted every man with the ability to build, to govern, and to prosper. Moses did not allow Egypt’s system to stop him from delivering God’s people. David, though ignored in his father’s house, rose from shepherd to king because God had chosen him.
Your condition of birth does not determine your destiny. What determines your destiny is what God spoke over you before you were formed in your mother’s womb (Jeremiah 1:5). You may have been born disadvantaged, but you are one decision away from transformation. That decision is to trust God and fight for destiny.
Do not settle for poverty. Do not settle for bondage. God has called you higher. His plan is for prosperity, not for servitude.
The question remains: Will you allow the condition of your birth and the systems of men to define you, or will you rise to manifest what God has called you to be?
