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Discipleship Focus: Provision
- Provision: God gives us what we truly need. God knows our needs better than we can know them. We learn to trust God to provide for us.
Today’s
reading centers on the Levites. Of
course, these are the people who are the descendants of those who upheld God’s
righteousness in the wilderness. They
are the ones out of whom the priests – the lineage of Aaron – come. These are the religious backbone of the
country.
When we
look at the logistics of the list, we see that this list is secondary in length
and content only to the legacy of David.
The Chronicler’s point is clear. The kings are very important. The priestly line is also significantly
important.
Why are
they important? They are a part of God’s
provision to the people. They are given
to the people to hold them accountable and to teach. They are given to the people to uphold
justice and mercy in their midst. These
are the ones who are supposed to be the moral and ethical compass of the
people.
What I
like about chapters like this one is that we see the reciprocal nature of the
priestly line. The priests were a part
of God’s provision to the people to help them in their relationship with God. In turn, God provides for the priests and
their livelihood as well. God makes life
possible for those who are devoting their life to His will.
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