The missio dei (the mission of God ) shows that God can be found in his character and his nature to be of missions. Within the trinity, we see that God sent his son, (cf John 3:16). His son sends the spirit, (cf. John 14, and Acts 2). And shortly before his ascension we see that Jesus meets with his disciples to reveal their role to the nations (Cf. Mt 28). They are to be the sent people of God, just as he was to the world.

 In the imago dei (in the image of God) we see in Gen. 2 that man was created to rule and reign over all the created. God’s community of people through out earth failed to live up to what God had called them too. This is why Jesus is referred to as the Second Adam, in a sense he is coming to properly rule and reign over creation where Adam failed.

B/c man is made in the image of God he is destined also to fulfill the image of God in which we see that Israel failed to fulfill (Cf. Is 66). We also see a failure of Babylonians, as they were dispersed due to their idolatry and arrogant hearts. We see that God disperses them as a means to spread his message for the sake of the world, and themselves at the tower of Babel.  

I also see that Israel was the vehicle in which God chose for a time to reveal to the nations his love and light. (Cf. Gen. 12, Is 66, Ezk. 36, Ps. 67). Yet, because of their disobedience God creates a new means, a New Covenant, for there to be salvation by writing the law on their hearts. (Cf. Ezk 37).  In essence Israel did partially fulfill the role of missio Dei, in that there has always been a faithful remnant but they did in fact fail as a nation.                                                                             

The implications are that, we are the sent people of God; we are those who believe and bear his image. We are image bearers, of the eternal God, that is the imago Dei. We are to rule and reflect his glory! We are to manage, to lead, to love, to help, to govern and minister to those in need across the world. We like Israel, are sharing in the command to fulfill the missio dei, that is to call believers to engage in worship, educate them and evangelize to the lost. (cf. Is 66, Mt 28). Believers are the sent people of God