“If they obey and serve Him, they shall spend their days in prosperity,
And their years in pleasures.” (NKJV)
INTRODUCTION
- Job 36:11 is a divine revelation brought through Elihu, but it carries a timeless mystery for us today.
- God is opening our eyes to a pathway by which His people can enjoy divine sufficiency:
which is Obedience + Service:
- Two inseparable mysteries that unlock the abundance of God.
- The sufficiency of God is not only enjoyed through worship, prayer, thanksgiving or faith.
- It is also enjoyed through RIGHT SERVICE,
service done in the pattern, posture, and purity God recognizes.
UNDERSTANDING WHAT RIGHT SERVICE ENTAILS:
RIGHT SERVICE FLOWS FROM OBEDIENCE -1 Sam. 15:22:
“To obey is better than sacrifice…”
Service that lacks obedience is rejected, even if it looks impressive.
Why obedience matters:
- Service must come from a heart aligned with God’s will.
- Obedience determines the acceptability of service.
- God measures service not by activity, but by compliance with His instructions.
- Deut. 10:12 — Fear Him, love Him, serve Him with all your heart.
- Matthew 4:10 — “Him only shalt thou serve.”
RIGHT SERVICE IS PLEASING AND ACCEPTABLE TO GOD: (Romans 12:1–2)
Right service is an offering, not a performance.
Romans 12:1–2 teaches:
- Service must be holy
- Service must be acceptable
- Service must be reasonable
- Service must be transformational
Any service not done God’s way is:
Unacceptable
Wasteful
Flesh-driven
Without reward
Service must come from:
- A renewed mind
- A yielded heart
- A consecrated life
- A pure motive
RIGHT SERVICE OPERATES BY THE GRACE GIVEN (Matt. 25:14–15:
God distributes grace, capacities, and opportunities differently.
Right service means serving God:
- According to the measure of grace given
- In the assignment God gave
- With the ability He supplied
- At the time He called you
Scripture reinforcement:
Some received grace at the 1st hour (early)
Some received grace at the 11th hour (late)
Both were expected to serve.
Why?
Because God is not a taskmaster.
- He is not wicked.
- His expectations match His grace.
RIGHT SERVICE OPENS THE DOOR TO DIVINE SUFFICIENCY & PROSPERITY-Job 36:11b:
“…They shall spend their days in prosperity…”
This prosperity is not merely financial —
It speaks of divine supply, divine ease, divine rest, divine provision.
Right service connects you to the sufficiency of God.
Jesus taught this same principle:
Matthew 25:28–29 — Faithful servants receive more.
Psalm 23:1 — “The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want.”
Exodus 23:25 — “Serve the Lord… and He shall bless your bread and water.”
Service attracts the hand of God.
Service activates supernatural supply.
Service pulls resources from heaven into your daily life.
When you obey and serve Him, God becomes your Supplier, your Shepherd, and your Sufficiency.
RIGHT SERVICE PRESERVES AND SECURES THE YEARS OF A BELIEVER -Job 36:11c:
“…and their years in pleasures.”
Service is a covenant of preservation.
Your years become secured and filled with
divine pleasure.
This speaks of:
Longevity
Sustained joy
Divine contentment
Fulfillment
Peace
Preservation
Regardless of what the year holds — famine, dryness, crisis —
the servants of God enjoy pleasures:
The pleasure of divine presence
The pleasure of answered prayers
The pleasure of God’s goodness
The pleasure of inner peace
Why?
Because God preserves those who serve Him.
Psalm 91:14 — “Because he hath set his love upon Me… I will deliver him.”
Malachi 3:17 — God spares His servants as a man spares his own son.
Exodus 23:26 — “The number of thy days I will fulfill.”
CONCLUSION
Job 36:11 reveals that the sufficiency of God is not accidental.
It is covenant-driven.
It is obedience-driven.
It is service-driven.
When you obey and serve:
God prospers your days.
God fills your years with pleasure.
God secures your life from lack.
God keeps you in divine sufficiency.