Four essential things for those who serve the Lord

2 Kings 4:10 (NKJV)
Please, let us make a small upper room on the wall; and let us put a bed for him there, and a table and a chair and a lampstand; so it will be, whenever he comes to us, he can turn in there."

The four things a bed, a table, a chair, and a lampstand the shulamite woman provided for the prophet Elisha is a picture of the four things every one who serves the Lord needs.

1. The bed: The symbol of rest which is found in Jesus Christ.
Matthew 11:28 (NKJV) Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

And Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst. John 6:35 (NKJV)

2. The Table: The symbol of fellowship with Him
Psalms 23:5 (NKJV) You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; My cup runs over.

3. The chair: is the symbol of instruction from Christ , for we must sit at His feet and learn from Him and worship Him.
Deuteronomy 33:3 (NKJV) Yes, He loves the people; All His saints are in Your hand; They sit down at Your feet; Everyone receives Your words.

And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus' feet and heard His word. Luke 10:39 (NKJV)

4. The lampstand: is the symbol of testimony for Christ, for we are the light of the world.
Matthew 5:14 (NKJV) You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.

Acts 1:8 (NKJV) But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth