[SoothingDave]

What did you hear? Where?

Dictionary.com:

The use of objects in making a determination or choice at random: chosen by lot.

"Random" is the key word here. Voting is not random, and lots are not ballots. They are the precursors of dice.

SD

[OLD REGGIE]

Dictionary.com:

The use of objects in making a determination or choice at random: chosen by lot.

"Random" is the key word here. Voting is not random, and lots are not ballots. They are the precursors of dice.

Dictionary.com is not the Bible, though I am not surprised you will choose a particular dictionary meaning over Scripture. "Casting lots" has several different meanings in Scripture and Mathias was not chosen by "the luck of the draw".