The King’s Table

Have you ever felt hopeless about a seemingly impossible situation in your life?

The closing chapter of 2 Kings is not a happy one. Jerusalem falls, the temple is burned, and the people are carried into exile. It looks like the end of God’s story with His people. Yet, tucked at the very end of this dark chapter, we find a surprising glimpse of hope. King Jehoiachin, once imprisoned for 37 years, is released and invited to eat at the king’s table for the rest of his life. No longer wearing prison clothes, he is shown kindness, honor, and daily provision.

That picture of Jehoiachin seated at the king’s table points us to a deeper reality: God’s kingdom always breaks in with hope when we least expect it. His table is where hopelessness gives way to promise, where the weight of exile is replaced with the abundance of His presence.

Jesus invited people to the king’s table with him wherever he went. He often taught and ministered around tables. At the Last Supper, He promised His disciples that they would eat and drink at His table in His Father’s kingdom. Paul echoes this truth in Ephesians, reminding us that we are already seated with Christ in the heavenly realms, feasting on His incomparable riches.

The King’s table is not a prosperity message that denies pain or suffering. Instead, it is the assurance that God provides in every season—whether plenty or scarcity, joy or sorrow. Kingdom abundance is about transformation: God shaping us into people who reflect Jesus. And that reality is available now. We don’t have to nibble on crumbs of self-sufficiency when a feast of grace and mercy is already spread before us.

So why do so many of us live as though the banquet isn’t ours? Sometimes we operate from a poverty mindset—believing there’s not enough time, not enough love, not enough provision. That mindset makes us anxious, stingy, or closed off. But life at the King’s table calls us to a different posture: generosity, rest, and joy in inviting others to join the feast.

The invitation is already extended. The question is: will we take our place at the table? Will we trust God’s abundance enough to rest in Him, share freely, and open our lives to others? In Christ, the table is never empty, and there is always room for more.