The Anointing of the Propheteven though Elisha had a reputation of having a healing
ministry.
We know that because of what the little Israeli maid said
when she found out that her master, Naaman, had leprosy:
"Would God my lord were with the prophet that is in Samaria!
for he would recover him of his leprosy" (2 Kings 5:3).
Not one leper in Israel was healed, only Naaman from Syria
—yet Elisha was standing in the office of the prophet!
Remember, we don't control the anointing. We must learn to
flow with the Spirit. We must learn to minister under the
anointing. I love that anointing!
Elijah was anointed by the Holy Spirit to stand in the office
of prophet, but Elisha had twice the measure of that anointing—
a double portion—to stand in that office. Therefore, we can see
that one could be more anointed than others in the same office.
Music Enhances the Anointing
We need to understand the role music plays in affecting the
prophet's ministry. The third chapter of Second Kings gives us
an example from the ministry of the Prophet Elisha.
In Old Testament times, only the prophet, priest, and king
were anointed by the Spirit to stand in those three offices.
Otherwise, people didn't have the anointing of the Spirit of God
on them unless God especially called them.
Therefore, if they needed to inquire of the Lord concerning
some matter, they had to inquire through the prophet. (The
prophet's ministry is different during this present dispensation.)
An enemy had come against the nation of Israel, which was
divided at the time. Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, was conferring
with two other kings—Jehoram, king of Israel, and the king of
Edom, both of whom had forsaken God and were backslid.
Jehoshaphat asked, "7s there not here a prophet of the
Lord, that we may enquire of the Lord by him?" (v. 11). One of
the servants of the king of Israel mentioned Elisha, so the three