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I never noticed the full meaning of this passage in Luke\u2019s gospel:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThen Peter said,<\/span>
\u201cLord, is this parable meant for us or for everyone?\u201d<\/span>
And the Lord replied,<\/span>
\u201cWho, then, is the faithful and prudent steward<\/span>
whom the master will put in charge of his servants<\/span>
to distribute the food allowance at the proper time?<\/span>
Blessed is that servant whom his master on arrival finds doing so.<\/span>
Truly, I say to you, the master will put the servant<\/span>
in charge of all his property.<\/span>
But if that servant says to himself,<\/span>
\u2018My master is delayed in coming,\u2019<\/span>
and begins to beat the menservants and the maidservants,<\/span>
to eat and drink and get drunk,<\/span>
then that servant\u2019s master will come<\/span>
on an unexpected day and at an unknown hour<\/span>
and will punish the servant severely<\/span>
and assign him a place with the unfaithful.<\/span>
That servant who knew his master\u2019s will<\/span>
but did not make preparations nor act in accord with his will<\/span>
shall be beaten severely;<\/span>
and the servant who was ignorant of his master\u2019s will<\/span>
but acted in a way deserving of a severe beating<\/span>
shall be beaten only lightly.<\/span>
Much will be required of the person entrusted with much,<\/span>
and still more will be demanded of the person entrusted with more.\u201d
<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
It\u2019s a stern warning to be sure, to anyone who would not be a good steward of the gifts God gives him, but I had never seen the other side of Jesus\u2019 sayings. He is replying to Peter, and the implication is that Peter is the steward to whom the Master puts in charge of his servants to distribute the food allowance. <\/span><\/p>\n

Would the early church have read this as another clear sign that Jesus was making Peter his steward, the bearer of the keys and the chief shepherd in his absence? Probably. They would probably also have read it as a warning to the chief steward and to all pastors to be faithful stewards of the mysteries of God.<\/span>
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