Honoring God
David Honors God
Live in the light of God (Isaiah 2:5)
David Worships God in Jerusalem
Deuteronomy 18:1-5 The Message
18 1-2 The Levitical priests—that’s the entire tribe of Levi—don’t get any land-inheritance with the rest of Israel. They get the Fire-Gift-Offerings of God—they will live on that inheritance. But they don’t get land-inheritance like the rest of their kinsmen. God is their inheritance.
3-5 This is what the priests get from the people from any offering of an ox or a sheep: the shoulder, the two cheeks, and the stomach. You must also give them the firstfruits of your grain, wine, and oil and the first fleece of your sheep, because God, your God, has chosen only them and their children out of all your tribes to be present and serve always in the name of God, your God.
For Reflection
In these passages, we gain some insight into what God intended to establish in the priesthood. Priests were authorized to perform the sacred religious rites and be a mediator between humans and God. To reduce the pressure to respond to corporeal desires, they were set aside from society and did not qualify for some of the blessings God bestowed on God's chosen people.
In return for their service to God, believers supported the priest's needs. These things were set in law so that the Priesthood would remain a servant of God. The explanation serves as a baseline for what a Priest should be.
Pray
Pray and contemplate your role as a priest in the Kingdom of God. Pray and seek insight into the sacred trust God has gifted you.
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