Matthew 11:16-17
“But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to their playmates, 17 “‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn. ’
The text goes on to talk about the fact that the people of the generation of Jesus didn't have the appropriate response to his coming. For John the baptist came, which he never drank alcohol, nor was he glutenous, and yet the people said, "he has a demon." Then Jesus came, who did drink and eat, and the people said; "he is a glutton and a friend of tax collectors and sinners."
This generation does not have the right response to Jesus. Like a children sitting in the market place and playing a happy tune; the other children did not dance. Then they played a dirge, which was a lamenting song to mourn for the dead; and the others did not mourn.
It may sound odd for me to take this from the text, but I see that the scriptures acknowledge that children sing, dance, and call other children to do the same. There is most definitely a sinful style of play, but also there is a proper kind of play that God acknowledges children do.
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