Bibledoorajar wonders that in the court all that was done was for the king!

     The queen of Sheba was awed with the way Solomon's cupbearer efficiently saw that all officials served the king and maintained honor in his court. The cupbearer was an officer of most honorable rank and was highly valued by his sovereign. He was selected for his trustworthiness and his maturity and consequently had great influence with the king. He bore the cup before the king and was responsible for tasting everything and for not allowing anything poisonous to enter the sovereign's court. An excellent cupbearer, he was fearless and willing to give his all for the king. No other character and strength of heart would have so impressed the queen. Because of his remarkable trustworthiness, all that he remembered and reminded the king of was well received. The cupbearer's life revolved around the king's court and it was with great joy that he came to his sovereign's banqueting table.
     In the Genesis story of Joseph (chapter 40), it was the cupbearer who was in a position to help Joseph by remembering him and advising the Pharaoh about Joseph's abilities. The influence on the Pharaoh by this key person led to a release from prison and promotion for Joseph. Nehemiah (chapter one) was another trustworthy person that a king (Artaxerxes) elevated to the noble position of cupbearer. He had a confidential relationship with the king and greatly influenced the king's decision making. It was having the ear of the king that led to Nehemiah receiving all that was needed to begin rebuilding in Jerusalem.
     Our King, Jesus, also has a wonderful and trustworthy Cupbearer. The Holy Spirit has chosen to be His Cupbearer. He works efficiently to keep all poison out of the court of the King by leading all of us into truth and right ways. While the Father reigns in Heaven and the Son is at His right hand, the Cupbearer in right here on earth with us. He leads and counsels, maturing us for court behavior that pleases the King. The poisons of the old nature, the sexual immorality, the feuding, the envying, the factionalism, and things like these, are replaced with love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness and other stellar attributes. It is these things that the law of God cannot stand against and of which the Kingdom of God will be filled. When we do not know what to do or how to pray, the Cupbearer intercedes with sorrowful groaning over our tragedies in this life. He fights for people whose stories are yet to be told. Since it is the Cupbearer who brings us into this new life, it is also the Cupbearer who orders our lives day by day so that dignity may be found in the court of the King (Gal. 5:25). As we grow, we respond more positively to the Lord's suffering people. Thanks to the Cupbearer we are better able to remember the words of Jesus and act on them: "Whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my Name, because you belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward." It becomes more and more pleasurable to serve.
  I end this blog thanking all the cupbearers who lovingly approach the altar table to share the cup of our Lord with us. You do well in your service to the brethren. Holy Cupbearer, we are depending of You to be with us and grow us into the one new man of which the Holy Scripture speak. We trust Your gentle nature and we thank you.