Are You Seeking The Good Of Others?
Key Verse — Esther 10:3
“Mordecai the Jew was second in rank to King Xerxes. He was great among the Jews and highly esteemed by his many fellow Jews, because he worked for the good of his people and spoke for the welfare of all their descendants.”
Mordecai was always seeking peace and the good of his people. The question for us is: Are we also found seeking the peace and good of everyone?
A picture of Christ and His Church
King Xerxes — represents Christ the King.
Mordecai — represents the Church.
Mordecai means little or small.
God delights in exalting the humble. “The little one shall become a thousand, and the small one a strong nation” (Isaiah 60:22). When we become small in His sight, God makes us great for His glory.
Know your place before God
Saul confessed, “Am I not a Benjamite, from the smallest tribe of Israel?” (1 Samuel 9:21). Paul also belonged to the tribe of Benjamin (Philippians 3:5).
At Benjamin’s birth, Rachel named him Ben-oni (“son of my sorrow”), but Jacob renamed him Benjamin (“son of the right hand”) (Genesis 35:18). Whatever sorrow we experience, the right hand of God gives hope and security.
The legacy behind Mordecai
Esther 2:5 introduces Mordecai as the son of Jair, son of Shimei, son of Kish.
Kish — to bow. Israel bowed before God when His Word was read (Nehemiah 8:6). Humility begins in His presence.
Shimei — honor. Paul teaches believers to treat older men and women with the honor due to spiritual family (1 Timothy 5:1–2).
Jair — light. Mordecai became a light that influenced others toward God’s purposes.
Mordecai bowed before God, honored his elders, and became great in God’s timing. David likewise humbled himself before the Lord.
Humility in God’s presence
Everyone bowed before Haman, but Mordecai refused. Instead, he remained at the king’s gate—a place that reminds us of humility before the presence of God.
Abraham, the friend of God, said, “I am but dust and ashes.” True humility is not merely spoken; it is lived. A person may call themselves “dust,” yet still be ruled by anger and pride. Humility is revealed by our character.
Raising a shining generation
Mordecai raised Hadassah, also called Esther (Esther 2:7).
Hadassah — beautiful.
Esther — star.
Daniel wrote that those who turn many to righteousness will shine like the stars forever (Daniel 12:3). As the Bride of Christ, our calling is not to shine for a moment, but to shine forever in His glory.
Maranatha. Praise God. Amen.
