1 Samuel 25:13
“Then David said to his men, ‘Every man gird on his sword.’ So every man girded on his sword, and David also girded on his sword. And about four hundred men went with David, and two hundred stayed with the supplies.”

We all celebrate frontline ministries because they are visibly working for the Lord. But we often forget that there are many others who are also busy working for the Lord but are not as visible or obvious. They too are part of God’s kingdom assets.

It’s time to rewrite the narrative. It’s time to correct the wrong understanding about those who serve in the Lord’s army. For any program to succeed, there will always be frontliners and backliners. Both are crucial.

Who are backliners? These are those who carry out ordinary tasks in the group. They work quietly and are not often celebrated for their work. And while their work may be considered mundane, no project will ever succeed without them.

I want to celebrate the Lord’s backliners today. I want to thank God for their lives. I want to thank God for these humble cader of servants. We have neglected them for too long. Like the frontliners, they too are called to serve their Lord and King.

Look at what David did in his army. He had six hundred men who all drew the sword but only four hundred went out with him to fight. Two hundred stayed back “with the supplies.” This was strategic thinking.

In Jesus’ time, there were so many who “served” the Lord by serving the team of disciples. Their names are not often recognized or remembered, but all that the twelve did could not have happened without these backliners.

Are you a backliner? Are you called into the Lord’s harvest force but your ministries are not the visible ones? Rejoice that heaven knows you and recognizes you. Be faithful in what you feel called to do because it matters. You matter.

To frontliners, I want to encourage you to celebrate these backliners. You may be the one always in the spotlight but don’t forget that your work cannot be complete without them. In God’s plan, every bolt and screw matters.