Luke 12:37-38

Luke 12:37-38

[37] Blessed  are those  servants,  whom  the lord  when he cometh  shall find  watching:  verily  I say  that  he shall gird himself,  and  them  to sit down to meat,  and  will come forth  and serve  them.  [38] And  he shall come  in  the second  watch,  or  come  in  the third  watch,  and  find  them so,  blessed  those 

What does Luke 12:37-38 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

The blessing that Jesus promised was that the Master would serve His servants. This was unthinkable in Jesus" world (cf. John 13:3-8). However, Jesus enforced its certainty with a strong affirmation that Luke did not record Him using since Luke 4:24. The messianic banquet on earth at the beginning of the millennium is evidently in view here.
"Eschatological fulfillment, and specifically sharing in God"s reign, is repeatedly pictured in terms of a festive meal in Luke. This association must be considered when interpreting the meal scenes and references to a future meal in the gospel, which have an unusually prominent place in Luke"s account of the ministry of Jesus." [1]
Messiah will continue to serve His people during the messianic kingdom, but He will honor the faithful especially. The second watch was from9:00 p.m. to midnight, and the third watch was from midnight to3:00 a.m. by Jewish reckoning. These periods present the present world as a place of darkness in which a disciple can sleep rather than bear witness. [2]