Part of a three-year Bible reading program that progresses chronologically from Genesis to Revelation, as used by Trinity International Baptist Church in our English language Bible studies.
Counting the Levites
Levitical Family
Number of age-qualified men
Kohath
2,750
Gershon
2,630
Merari
3,200
Total:
8,580
Meditation Points:
What? No women allowed to minister in the tabernacle? And nobody older than 50 years? And nobody less than 30 years old? That just isn’t fair! We need to pass a law criminalizing such sex and age discrimination. And they probably didn’t allow Buddhists, Muslims or atheists to work there either. And no doubt they kept homosexuals and lesbians out, too. We’ve already seen that they didn’t allow people with physical disabilities to be priests. Who do they think they are limiting the leadership to men of a certain age? I want to speak to the one who is behind all of this…
How old was Jesus when He began to teach and preach?
English language Bible study guide from Trinity International Baptist Church of Athens, Greece.
Job assignments for the Levites
Family
Location around the Tabernacle
Census of males one month and older
Work responsibility
Gershon
West
7,500
The tent and its coverings, hangings, cords, and curtains
Kohath
South
8,600
The ark, the table, the lamp stand, the altars and the utensils
Merari
North
6,200
The boards, bars, pillars and sockets
Total:
22,000 (22,273)
Moses & Aaron
East
Packing and unpacking and daily and special services
Meditation Points:
The Priests and Levites encamp immediately around the Tabernacle, between the Tabernacle and the other Tribes. So also the sinner must approach God by way of Christ the servant and high priest.
Moses and Aaron, though Levites themselves, are separated from the others.
The Levites must carry the sacred furniture, but they are not to take part in the packing and unpacking thereof.
The Levites were accepted by God as a substitute for all the first-born sons in Israel. The first-born who were not thus redeemed by a Levite, were to be redeemed by money.
God is not the author of confusion (1 Corinthians 14:33), and He expects all things to be done decently and in order (1 Corinthians 14:40).
God appointed the grouping; Israel had no choice in the matter. Often we find ourselves grouped with people we would not have chosen; but our duty is to submit to God’s providence.
A place for everything, and everything in its place.
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