Therefore Daniel went in to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon. He went and said thus to him: "Do not destroy the wise men of Babylon; bring me in before the king, and I will show the king the interpretation." — Daniel 2:20-23

Daniel says, "Stop what you're doing. Take me to the king. I will explain the dream."

Don't you love this "bring me to the king" moment? I do. I love it.

But his confidence is not self-confidence. It's confidence in God. And I think sometimes God-fearing men misunderstand and misappropriate this. As God's man, the more time we spend in scripture, the more our mind adapts to a biblical worldview. With this mindset, we begin to see things more clearly, and as we do, we will develop more confidence. But this presents a unique challenge for the Christian man. The danger is in assuming that the wisdom we have gained is something we can use for personal advantage. And it's not. When we do, godly confidence becomes self-confidence, which is a move against a God.

So while Daniel has this "bring me to the king" confidence, don't understand it as self-confidence. And I know this is true by what happens next. Listen to the following few verses:

Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste and said thus to him: "I have found among the exiles from Judah a man who will make known to the king the interpretation." The king declared to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, "Are you able to make known to me the dream that I have seen and its interpretation?" Daniel answered the king and said, "No wise men, enchanters, magicians, or astrologers can show to the king the mystery that the king has asked, but there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and he has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will be in the latter days. Your dream and the visions of your head as you lay in bed are these: To you, O king, as you lay in bed came thoughts of what would be after this, and he who reveals mysteries made known to you what is to be. But as for me, this mystery has been revealed to me, not because of any wisdom that I have more than all the living, but in order that the interpretation may be made known to the king, and that you may know the thoughts of your mind. — Daniel 2:25-30

Did you hear that? He clarifies that "no wise men, enchanters, magicians, or astrologers" can reveal the mystery, but God in heaven can. And then, later on, he says, "this mystery has been revealed to me, not because of any wisdom that I have."

Did you catch that? While Daniel is 100% confident, he knows this insight and wisdom is not something he possesses. He is simply a steward, and his confidence is in God. And what's so ironic about this moment is that Nebuchadnezzar had Daniel intentionally renamed to remove God from his name. And so God will take some pretty remarkable steps to make his name known to king Nebuchadnezzar.

Fellas, we need more guys like this in our time. Men with steady confidence in God. Men who will take steps of faith. Men who will not let their selfish motives persuade them to use God's wisdom or gifts for personal advantage. So here is my question for you today.

Is there a place in life today you need to give credit to God?

If so, give it to Him. This is exactly how we build lasting godly confidence.

ASK THIS: Is there a place in life today you need to give credit to God?

DO THIS: Build godly confidence.

PRAY THIS: God, you deserve all glory and credit for this today...

PLAY THIS: Glory To Glory.

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