Apostolic Mandate #6: Timothy and Aaron
We've come to the final mandate: the Finisher.
If you’ve ever felt overlooked because you weren’t the one who got the vision first, or you’re more of a behind-the-scenes, “let’s just get it done” kind of person, this one’s for you.
While pattern-makers create the vision and builders bring to life the blueprint, it's the finishers who ensure that the mandate is actually completed.
Meet the Finishers: Timothy and Aaron
Our New Testament example is Timothy, Paul’s faithful spiritual son. And in the Old Testament, it’s Aaron, Moses’ older brother and right-hand man.
“For this reason I have sent Timothy to you, who is my beloved and faithful son in the Lord, who will remind you of my ways in Christ, as I teach everywhere in every church.”– 1 Corinthians 4:17
“They shall attend to all the furnishings of the tabernacle of meeting... to do the work of the tabernacle.” – Numbers 3:8
Paul got the pattern. Moses got the pattern.
But it was Timothy who reminded the Church how Paul did things.
It was Aaron and his sons who took the pattern Moses started and continued it long after Moses was gone.
The Finisher’s DNA
Finishers aren’t flashy. They’re not usually the ones on stage casting the next big vision. But give them a vision someone else received, and they’ll make sure it’s implemented, perfectly and completely.
They’re the ones asking:
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“Is the lampstand lit?”
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“Is the altar maintained?”
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“Did we follow through on that prophetic word?”
A finisher notices what’s left undone and then does it. They’re pastoral, practical, and deeply invested in the long haul.
You won’t find them chasing the next new thing. You’ll find them making sure the current thing is excellent, complete, and passed on to the next generation.
The Price of the Finisher
You ready for it? The price is taking second place.
Aaron followed Moses.
Timothy followed Paul.
Neither were the first choice. Neither got the “download from heaven.” But both were remembered long after the pioneers were gone.
It was the sons of Aaron, not the sons of Moses, who were chosen to enter the Holy of Holies.
It was Timothy, not another apostle, who Paul trusted to carry his legacy.
Finishers don’t need a spotlight, they need a clear mandate. And once they’ve got it? They’re unshakable.
But it costs something.
You have to be okay not being the "original" voice. You have to be okay with completing someone else’s vision. You have to submit to the process, even when you could do it “better” in your own eyes.
But here’s the reward: God remembers the finisher.
He honors the one who takes someone else’s pattern and builds it into people.Into generations. Into culture.
A Place of Your Own
There’s something else finishers should know:
At first, you probably won’t feel like you belong.
Aaron had to leave Egypt. Timothy’s father was Greek, he didn’t grow up with Paul’s pedigree. Both of them were shifted before they were settled.
But once they found their place? They flourished. They stayed. They established. And they became irreplaceable.
You may be in that shifting phase right now. But don’t worry. God is positioning you exactly where the pattern needs to be finished.
From Vision to Legacy
Apostles don’t work in isolation. And you, Finisher, are the final touch on the masterpiece. Without you, the rest of us are just holding blueprints and half-built walls.
“I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the increase.” – 1 Corinthians 3:6
One lays the foundation. Another builds. Another finishes. But God gives the increase, when we work together.
That’s the finisher.
That’s your apostolic mandate.
And trust me… the Kingdom needs you.
I highly recommend getting Apostle Colette Toach's The Apostolic Mandate, as she dives deeper into this topic. There, she explains how to function in this mandate:
