Understanding the AnointingSometimes teachers are more anointed to teach than they are at
other times. Sometimes the prophet is more anointed than he is
at other times. There are areas and degrees of anointings.
In Old Testament times, the Holy Spirit came upon three
types of people—the prophet, the priest, and the king—to enable
them to function in their respective offices. But the Holy Spirit
wasn't in any of them during that dispensation as He is in ours.
Did you know that David was anointed to be king of Israel,
but he also was a prophet? The anointing of the prophet was
upon him.
Remember those two prophets in the Old Testament, Elijah
and his successor, Elisha? Elisha asked for—and received—a
"double portion" of Elijah's anointing. That doesn't mean there
are two Holy Spirits—there is just one.
What Elisha called a "double portion" we could term a
"double measure" of the anointing to stand in the same office.
Such a measure of anointing would not be available to someone
not called to that office. They wouldn't need it. (For example, if
you're called to be a pastor, you don't need the prophet's
anointing. Elisha was called to the office of prophet, however.)
How To Get a Mantle
When I was among the Baptists, we didn't hear much about
the mantle falling on anybody. I don't think the mantle was on
many of us. But when I got over in Full Gospel circles, I heard
quite a bit about it, because they know so much more about the
anointing.
I can tell preachers how to get the mantle of any ministry
they want, because you can see the answers right here in the
story of Elijah and Elisha.
1 KINGS 19:19
19 So he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat,
who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he
with the twelfth: and Elijah passed by him, and CAST HIS
MANTLE UPON HIM.