Demetrius made silver shrines for Diana. When Paul’s preaching turned people away from idols, the silversmith warned his fellow craftsmen that their trade and Diana’s honor were in danger. The uproar spilled into the theater, where most of the crowd had no idea why they had gathered. Before long they were shouting with one voice, “Great is Diana of the Ephesians.” They kept it up for about two hours. It’s easy to get swept up in a cause when the people around us sound sure of it. Ephesus gives us a reason to pause before adding our voice. A whole theater could agree on what to shout while most of the people in it couldn’t say why they were there.
“Some therefore cried one thing, and some another: for the assembly was confused: and the more part knew not wherefore they were come together.” —Acts 19:32
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