October 11, 2024
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Reading along with us in Numbers and Colossians? Here’s today’s reading:
Numbers 3 (NIV)
The Levites
1 This is the account of the family of Aaron and Moses at the time the Lord spoke to Moses at Mount Sinai.
2 The names of the sons of Aaron were Nadab the firstborn and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.……Continue Reading
After reading the accounts of the construction of the tabernacle and the intricacies of each item it contained it is no surprise that it takes so many to maintain. The Levites were who God chose to take that important role and responsibility.
God also required the firstborn of both sons and animals. When God talks about firstborn in the OT it is always a good reminder to me that when we give to God it should always be our first and best. He shouldn’t just get what is left but rather giving back to him (what is really already His anyway) should be our first thought. It makes me stop and ask the question, am I giving Him priority in my time, am I faithfully giving my tithes, and am I using the gifts, talents, and abilities He blessed me with to glorify Him in all I do or is He just getting whatever is left once I have used what I need/want??
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God established His holiness amongst the Israelites in various ways, one was the fact that the Levites would be set apart for Him. Through them the recollection and appreciation for what God did in the Passover would also be reenforced. The first born among the Jews were significant in the Passover and would continue to be as God claimed them for Himself. But the Levites would be dedicated to Him in compensation for that. He is worthy of everything so any portion that God takes reenforces that. And what a privilege it would be to serve God and be responsible for moving all the different parts of the tabernacle. It is amazing that that became a 40 year thing! But how important it is when serving God that we continue to make it about Him. It is never about our privilege or ability, but about His glory. Everything flows from Him and so it is fitting for it to return back to Him. How great and awesome He is and is deserving of anything He asks for.
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”Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: “Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites instead of their livestock. The Levites shall be Mine: I am the Lord.“
Numbers 3:44-45 NKJV
The Levites are set apart to the Lord and are set apart in service as representatives and redemption for every first born in Israel.