The sermonette highlights one particular principle of the historically recorded civil service system, which is even today, among others, anchored in the German constitution. This principle is about the mutual commitment of specific public figures (civil servants) to the sovereign state for the duration of a human lifetime. Following an introductory explanation of this principle, it will be shown what God has to say in the Bible about how this applies to the ministry, and finally what the significance is for those who are God’s appointed”firstfruits”.