1 Peter 2:4-5
"4 As you come to him, the living Stone—rejected by humans but chosen by God and precious to him— 5 you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ."
I looked "stone" up on dictionary.com. A website I frequent. And this definition defines this idea even better:
Stone: A piece of rock quarried and worked into a specific size and shape for a particular purpose (paving stone; building stone)
I have been quarried for a particular purpose.
The best part of this verse is the sense of community though. A house is not built with just one stone, but many. You can look at this verse as a completely personal application, or you can see it as something bigger. That each of us is but one stone in the spiritual house, surrounded by other stones.
To me, there's a deep sense of community, common purpose, and unity required. A team mentality. A, "if you succeed we all succeed" kind of mindset. There's also a sense of relief, a reminder that we don't have to do it all alone, in fact, that's not how we were created. We're meant to work together.
Have you ever noticed that great things can happen through collaboration? Duplication waters down the effort. If we all do what we were uniquely created to do, and support others who are doing likewise, the results are limitless. Spiritual sacrifices to God.
Much better than sacrificing a calf. IMO.
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