God Appointed Spiritual Leaders [Numbers 3]


 10"So you shall appoint Aaron and his sons that they may keep their priesthood, but the layman who comes near shall be put to death."

 11Again the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

 12"Now, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the sons of Israel instead of every firstborn, the first issue of the womb among the sons of Israel. So the Levites shall be Mine.


 

God had Moses keep meticulous records of the people he designated for the various jobs in the community. In this chapter, He appointed the Levites to be set apart for the ministry of the tabernacle and for connecting God to the community. Before that, the firstborn of each family was set apart unto God as well as the firstborn among the cattle. God exchanged the firstborn males for the Levite males who were a month and older. Apparently, there weren't enough Levites for an even exchange, so God required a sanctuary shekel for every extra firstborn male to be given to Aaron and sons.


 

Why did God choose the Levites to take care of the tabernacle and not some other tribe?


Both Moses and Aaron were Levites and descended from Jacob's third son and so the priesthood remained in the hands of their tribe.

 

What special instructions did God give to the Levites?


6"Bring the tribe of Levi near and set them before Aaron the priest, that they may serve him.

 7"They shall perform the duties for him and for the whole congregation before the tent of meeting, to do the service of the tabernacle.

 8"They shall also keep all the furnishings of the tent of meeting, along with the duties of the sons of Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle.

 9"You shall thus give the Levites to Aaron and to his sons; they are wholly given to him from among the sons of Israel.

 10"So you shall appoint Aaron and his sons that they may keep their priesthood, but the layman who comes near shall be put to death."


 

The four Levite families occupied the closest positions to the tabernacle with the 7,500 Gershonites on the westward side, the 8,600 Kohathites on the southward side, the 6,200 Mararites on the northward side and Moses and Aaron and families on the eastward side.


 

It keeps popping into my mind as I read Numbers that these people did not have to think or decide anything, or even have a relationship with God. They just had to follow the instructions God gave through Moses and all would function like a well oiled machine. I like the idea of knowing clearly exactly what God wants me to do, but the people could be spiritually lazy as they went about their jobs like automatons. How much better it is now that we have free access to God through His Spirit in us. Because of Jesus, it is my job to hear God for my life and to let Him instruct me personally as to how to fit into His perfectly ordered family. Each one of us still has a designated role that make the body of Christ function in a healthy manner. However, we have to be willing to be spiritually active in order to know our roles. Each of us gets to be like Moses on the mountain hearing God and doing all according to His will for us today. All because of Jesus who brought God into each of our hearts and minds as we accepted Him as Lord and Savior.


God, we praise You for seeing how detailed and orderly Your plan for us is through the book of Numbers. Thank You that we each get to participate intimately with You like Moses. Cause us to long for that intimacy and to be active in spending time with You knowing You and receiving guidance from You. Grow us a healthy parts of Your body.  



Beth Warlick, 7/8/2010
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