the Third Week after Easter
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Daily Devotionals
Day by Day Devotional - Year 1 of 5
Numbers 18:1-19
By the rod that budded, the LORD has now confirmed the dignity of the family of Aaron. This is the reason why ch. 18 speaks once more of the priesthood and delineates its privileges. The first: the sons of Levi are adjoined (this is what the name Levi means) to the priests. They are given to them as a gift for the LORD (v. 6): type of the ministry of the Word which instructs the worshipper. The second of these gifts is the service itself (v. 7). So far from being deserved by the one who exercises it, all service is a grace that God confers on us. Let us realise that we are unprofitable servants (Luke 17:10). If the Lord deigns to make use of us, it is not because He has need of us, but because He wants to grant us the joy of working for Him. Finally vv. 8-19 enumerate the various gifts corresponding to the "hallowed things" brought by the children of Israel. Once again these are the different offerings, types of Christ, which we are called to feed upon and to enjoy. Here are "all the best" and at the same time "the firstfruits" (v. 12), reminding us of God’s intention and the apostle’s wish "that in all things he (Christ) might have the pre-eminence" (Colossians 1:18).
