Numbers 3:14-2214And the Lord spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying, 15Number the children of Levi after the house of their fathers, by their families: every male from a month old and upward shalt thou number them. 16And Moses numbered them according to the word of the Lord, as he was commanded. 17And these were the sons of Levi by their names; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari. 18And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families; Libni, and Shimei. 19And the sons of Kohath by their families; Amram, and Izehar, Hebron, and Uzziel. 20And the sons of Merari by their families; Mahli, and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to the house of their fathers. 21Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimites: these are the families of the Gershonites. 22Those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, even those that were numbered of them were seven thousand and five hundred. (Numbers 3:14‑22)
‘THE children of Levi were numbered in their infancy — “every male from a month old and upward.” Thus they were set apart by God for His service long before they could enter upon that work. The Apostle Paul could say, “it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb, and called me by His grace, to reveal His Son in me, that I might preach Him among the heathen.” Gal. 1:1515But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace, (Galatians 1:15). God has a service for each one of His own, designated long before he enters upon it. “For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before obtained that we should walk in them.” Eph. 2:1010For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. (Ephesians 2:10). We were noticing that when the camp was pitched, with the tabernacle in the midst, Moses, and Aaron and his sons, the priestly family, were immediately in front of the door of the tabernacle, while the tribe of Levi were camped all around it close by. Believers now are all priests unto God made so by the work of Christ, and all have that place of nearness to Him. But just as the sons of Levi, each had a separate character of service given them, so now each one of us has his own special service given by the Lord Himself to each.
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servants now. Every on work entrusted to him of it is a great comfort and encouragement, is it not, to know that no on can do that work better than the one to whom it is given. This is something between each one and the Lord; we need to be much in prayer with Him as to what He would have us to do, and then we need His grace to perform our task well. May we put our whole heart into whatever we do for our blessed Master, and be not half-hearted but whole-hearted servants, especially when we think of how much He has done for us.
It says of Hezekiah that “in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered.” 2 Chron. 31:2121And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered. (2 Chronicles 31:21).
The sons of Levi entered upon their service because of their natural birth connection, but ours begins with redemption and is spiritual in character. There can be no service for God until we are redeemed with the precious blood of Christ, till we have peace with God, and then we have the precious privilege of serving Him in praise and worship, or in displaying His grace and truth to the world. What a privilege to serve Him in our day, when His coming is so near, and the world’s judgment draws nigh. He could say, “the night cometh when no man can work.” May each of us be diligent in serving our blessed Lord — the best of all masters.
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