The tendency of Old Testament Jews was to give God their leftovers. Our tendency is the same. What should we give God?
Ordination is first of all a simple confirmation that God has indeed called a man and that he has faithfully shown the evidences of this call. It places some honor from those who do the ordaining upon the man who is being ordained.
What is the purpose of your life? Would you serve the Lord if the only option presented to you was a job that you did not like to do? Do you murmur and complain in front of your friends, coworkers, or children about serving the Lord? Is your heart right in service? If not maybe you should go back to the example of Jacob and serve with love.
As Christians, there are some things that God used in the generations before us and it's high time we dig afresh some of those wells.
The only way to begin to reach the masses is to begin at home by training your children in the way they should go. What can we learn from this passage in Proverbs to help us do it God's way?
