Post by Woody Williams on Dec 14, 2006 7:39:22 GMT -5
Text for the Day -- Numbers 3:5-13
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Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying: Bring the tribe of Levi near,
and set them before Aaron the priest, so that they may assist him.
They shall perform duties for him and for the whole congregation in
front of the tent of meeting, doing service at the tabernacle; they
shall be in charge of all the furnishings of the tent of meeting, and
attend to the duties for the Israelites as they do service at the
tabernacle. You shall give the Levites to Aaron and his descendants;
they are unreservedly given to him from among the Israelites. But you
shall make a register of Aaron and his descendants; it is they who
shall attend to the priesthood, and any outsider who comes near shall
be put to death.
Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying: I hereby accept the Levites
from among the Israelites as substitutes for all the firstborn that
open the womb among the Israelites. The Levites shall be mine, for
all the firstborn are mine; when I killed all the firstborn in the
land of Egypt, I consecrated for my own all the firstborn in Israel,
both human and animal; they shall be mine. I am the LORD.
Devotional
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God calls us out of grace for the sake of what we can do with our
lives for our neighbors and community. God chooses people to be
instruments of his purpose and will in the world. In Israel, the
Levites were separated out to be both the priests and caretakers of
the tabernacle and religious services. Each person in the kingdom has
a role to play in God's drama of renewal for the earth and all
creatures. Do you sense the role to which God has called you?
Prayer
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Lord, direct my sense of call that I may be of service to your
purpose. Amen
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Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying: Bring the tribe of Levi near,
and set them before Aaron the priest, so that they may assist him.
They shall perform duties for him and for the whole congregation in
front of the tent of meeting, doing service at the tabernacle; they
shall be in charge of all the furnishings of the tent of meeting, and
attend to the duties for the Israelites as they do service at the
tabernacle. You shall give the Levites to Aaron and his descendants;
they are unreservedly given to him from among the Israelites. But you
shall make a register of Aaron and his descendants; it is they who
shall attend to the priesthood, and any outsider who comes near shall
be put to death.
Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying: I hereby accept the Levites
from among the Israelites as substitutes for all the firstborn that
open the womb among the Israelites. The Levites shall be mine, for
all the firstborn are mine; when I killed all the firstborn in the
land of Egypt, I consecrated for my own all the firstborn in Israel,
both human and animal; they shall be mine. I am the LORD.
Devotional
----------
God calls us out of grace for the sake of what we can do with our
lives for our neighbors and community. God chooses people to be
instruments of his purpose and will in the world. In Israel, the
Levites were separated out to be both the priests and caretakers of
the tabernacle and religious services. Each person in the kingdom has
a role to play in God's drama of renewal for the earth and all
creatures. Do you sense the role to which God has called you?
Prayer
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Lord, direct my sense of call that I may be of service to your
purpose. Amen