1/15/2009 5:27 PM
SPIRITUAL DIARY
My Worship Time Focus: Guarding the sanctuary
Bible Reading &
Meditation Reference: Numbers 18:1-7
Message of the verses: “1 ¶
so the LORD said to Aaron, "You and your sons and your father’s household
with you shall bear the guilt in connection with the sanctuary, and you and
your sons with you shall bear the guilt in connection with your
priesthood. 2 “But bring with you also
your brothers, the tribe of Levi, the tribe of your father, that they may be
joined with you and serve you, while you and your sons with you are before the
tent of the testimony. 3 “And they shall
thus attend to your obligation and the obligation of all the tent, but they
shall not come near to the furnishings of the sanctuary and the altar, or both
they and you will die. 4 “They shall be
joined with you and attend to the obligations of the tent of meeting, for all
the service of the tent; but an outsider may not come near you. 5 “So you shall attend to the obligations of
the sanctuary and the obligations of the altar, so that there will no longer be
wrath on the sons of Israel
Chapter
eighteen of Numbers begins a new chapter in “Be Counted” which covers chapters
18-20 of Numbers. Dr. Wiersbe writes at
the end of his introduction to this chapter called “Another Crisis at Kadesh”
these words: “Consider some of the
Lord’s concerns on behalf of His people as expressed by the instructions and
events found in this chapter.” The first
instruction is “guarding the sanctuary,”
Chapter
seventeen of Numbers tells the story of how God made it very clear to all Israel that Aaron was indeed the high priest of Israel
Now chapter
eighteen begins with God speaking directly to Aaron and given him instructions
that he and his sons should follow in order to take care of the priesthood and
also the tabernacle according to the Word of God. This chapter also reveals the duty of the
Levites and how they were to help out with the duties of the tabernacle and it
tells what they should not do too.
Aaron was
the leader along with his sons when one of them became the high priest and if
they did not follow the laws of God in doing what was right they would die and
if the Levites did not follow the laws God set up for them then they too would
die.
“The
priesthood was God’s gift to Israel
Spiritual meaning for my life today: Today all believers including me are the
temple of the Holy Spirit and the Bible says that all believers are
priests. I can communicate with the Lord
because I am a priest and that means that I can pray for myself and for others,
interceding for them. I want to be
faithful in taking care of my body and in praying for myself and others.
My Steps of Faith for
Today:
- Continue to know God better.
- Continue
to learn contentment.
- Continue
to trust the Lord to guide my path.
Memory verses for the week: Romans
6:19-21
19.
I am speaking of human terms because of the
weakness of your flesh. For just as you
presented your members as slaves of impurity and lawlessness, resulting in
further lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves of righteousness,
resulting in sanctification.
20.
For when you were slaves of sin, you were free
in regard to righteousness.
21.
Therefore what benefit were you then deriving
from the things of which you now ashamed?
For the outcome of those thing is death.
1/15/2009 6:14 PM
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