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the ability to make war and help their leaders against the enemy (see 2 Chron. 26:15). They enable the apostolic ministry to overcome principalities and powers, to break through spiritual opposition and to build. Then Uzziah prepared for them, for the entire army, shields, spears, helmets, body armor, bows, and slings to cast stones (2 Chron. 26:14). Uzziah gathered, trained and equipped his army to defeat the enemy. Apostolic ministry equips the saints to fight. Apostles train the saints to use the weapons of warfare, including the Word, prayer, fasting, deliverance, binding and loosing. These weapons are not carnal but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds (see 2 Cor. 10:4). Uzziah made preparation for his army. He prepared the weapons for his soldiers. Apostles must prepare the weapons for the army of God by teaching God's people to put to use the spiritual weapons He has provided. Divine Strategies And he made devices in Jerusalem, invented by skillful men, to be on the towers and the corners, to shoot arrows and large stones (2 Chron. 26:15). Uzziah was a pioneer in the field of warfare, pioneering new methods to fight the enemy. This is also true concerning apostolic ministry. As we have seen, apostles have a pioneer anointing. They will do things that others have not done, venturing into realms where others have not gone. Although we have attended numerous seminars and heard much teaching on spiritual warfare, there is still more to learn. Even now there are divine strategies from heaven being released into the earth. The Lord is revealing new ways to defeat the enemy. Apostles will tap into this revelation and release it to the Church through preaching and teaching. The Danger of Pride But when he was strong his heart was lifted up, to his destruction (2 Chron. 26:16).