Groups Discussion Guide
Read Scripture. Go Deeper. Ask Questions. Take Action.
Let's Go
Scripture
The company of the prophets said to Elisha, “Look, the place where we meet with you is too small for us. Let us go to the Jordan, where each of us can get a pole; and let us build a place there for us to meet.”
And he said, “Go.”
Main Idea
The company of the prophets came to Elisha not with a complaint they wanted him to solve, but with a plan they were ready to work. Their problem was really a success problem: God had blessed them so much they ran out of room. The future God has for you is not easier, only bigger, so moving toward it takes more than a problem and a plan.
- Problem: the space where they met had grown too small, a blessing that created its own inconvenience.
- Plan: rather than stay on the complaint, they came with a solution and the willingness to build it themselves.
- Presence: they asked Elisha to go with them, because doing something for God still requires going with God.
Don't just stop at the problem, don't just run with a plan, but in all that is in your heart to do, make sure you go with His presence.
Discussion Questions
- The prophets had a success problem, not a sin or faith problem. Where in your life is growth or blessing creating its own kind of problem right now?
- Pastor Justin said that every complaint is an invitation to create. What is something you tend to complain about that God may actually be inviting you to fix?
- The prophets came with initiative and were willing to do the work themselves, instead of waiting for someone else. Where might God be waiting on you to move rather than the other way around?
- Moses told God he would not go anywhere without His presence. What would it look like this week to carry a plan forward while depending on God to go with you?
Summary
In an obscure story from 2 Kings 6, the company of the prophets tells Elisha their meeting place has become too small. This was not a sin problem or a faith problem but a success problem, because God had blessed the ministry until it outgrew its space. The future God has for you is not easier, only bigger, and bigger carries its own inconvenience. What stands out is that they did not stay on the problem. They came with a plan, took the initiative to build it themselves, and asked Elisha for permission rather than expecting him to fix it. Every complaint can become an invitation to create, and some of the things we complain about are the very things God has already given us permission and courage to act on.
The turn in the story is one more request: they ask Elisha to come with them, and he says he will. Because the prophet represented God to the people, the point is plain for us. As you move forward with the dreams and ambitions on your heart, do not go without God's presence. Like Moses, who refused to leave unless God went with him, we can hold real plans loosely and lean fully on the One who promises never to leave or forsake us. Whatever you are building this year, keep moving forward, and make His presence the plan.
Take Action
- This week, name one thing you keep complaining about, and write out one first step you could actually take to make it better.
- Pray Exodus 33:15 each morning this week, making Moses's refusal to move without God's presence your own words over your plans.
- Take one step of initiative this week on something you have only been praying about, trusting that God may be waiting on you to move.
