1 Kings 4:7

1 Kings 4:7 says, And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, which provided victuals for the king and his household: each man his month in a year made provision. The next several verses simply tell us of the twelve people that Solomon placed in various positions of authority in his kingdom, to provide food for his household, each for a month during the year.  The responsibility was spread out, just as the responsibility for doing God's work should be today..  Verse eight adds, And these are their names: The son of Hur, in mount Ephraim:  The twelve are listed by name and the region they represented.  All the people of Israel were expected to support the king as he ruled over them.  Verse nine continues, The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Bethshemesh, and Elonbethhanan: Verse ten states, The son of Hesed, in Aruboth; to him pertained Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher:   Verse eleven adds,1Ki4:11 The son of Abinadab, in all the region of Dor; which had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife:  Verse twelve continues, Baana the son of Ahilud; to him pertained Taanach and Megiddo, and all Bethshean, which is by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Bethshean to Abelmeholah, even unto the place that is beyond Jokneam:  Verse thirteen says, The son of Geber, in Ramothgilead; to him pertained the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; to him also pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brasen bars:  Verse fourteen adds, Ahinadab the son of Iddo had Mahanaim:  Verse fifteen continues, Ahimaaz was in Naphtali; he also took Basmath the daughter of Solomon to wife:  Ahimaaz became Solomon's son-in-law.  Verse sixteen states, Baanah the son of Hushai was in Asher and in Aloth: Verse seventeen adds, Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar:   Verse eighteen continues, Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin:  Verse nineteen concludes,  Geber the son of Uri was in the country of Gilead, in the country of Sihon king of the Amorites, and of Og king of Bashan; and he was the only officer which was in the land.  These were the twelve men appointed over the different areas that were provide for the kings needs.  We have followers of Christ throughout the world today, and we should be working together to provide for the work of God.