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Discipleship Focus: Calling
- Calling asks whether or not God has called the person to the particular work at this point in their life.
On one
hand, looking at the topic of calling when we read this chapter seems like a
no-brainer. This chapter is all about
the Levites. These are the ones who were
in charge of the religious affairs of the country. Naturally, their calling would revolve around
the temple.
But if we
allow ourselves to think a little more deeply than this, we can see this
chapter in a greater light. Remember
that the Levites were charged with the care of the Tabernacle and the Ark. They were the ones responsible for moving the
Ark. They were the ones responsible for
caring for the tabernacle as well as setting it up and taking it down whenever
the site for worship would move.
From this
perspective, this chapter brings up a whole new level. As David is making preparations for Solomon
to construct the temple, David knows that the task of moving the Tabernacle and
the Ark will be unnecessary. You can move walls of stone, and the Ark is going
to remain within those walls! These
Levites are going to need new jobs.
David reorganizes the Levites so that they will have new jobs under the
new temple system.
What do
we learn from this? Calling is based on
context. We aren’t necessarily called to
the same thing for our entire life. As
our circumstances change, our calling can change with it. As God’s plan for the world develops, His
calling for His servants may change with
it.
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