- For David said, “The Lord, the God of Israel, has given rest to his people, and he dwells in Jerusalem forever. And so the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the things for its service.” 1 Chronicles 23:25-26 – I must have been in church life too long now or something because when I first read that verse all I thought of were the “discussions” that came about because of it. Here they’ve done church by caring the tabernacle with them everywhere they went for so long, yet now David is saying we aren’t doing church that way any more. We’re changing things. I’ve seen churches get flustered over which flowers are next to the stage, I can’t imagine what the talk was after hearing what David said! What needed to be understood though was God was changing things and if they wanted to stay on path with Him they’d have to change to. Let’s be open enough to when change gets brought up in the church to ask if it’s a God led change or not. Not all things are, and I’m for sure not saying all change is healthy. But…if God brought the change, and we are unwilling to change accordingly, we will no longer be on His path. Keep that in mind, that while you may think you’re doing what’s right because that’s how you’ve always done something, you may actually be far off the path that God is on. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac- Daily DEVO 1386
- These were the sons of Levi by their fathers’ houses, the heads of fathers’ houses as they were listed according to the number of the names of the individuals from twenty years old and upward who were to do the work for the service of the house of the Lord. 1 Chronicles 23:24 – We see earlier in the chapter that the age a Levite could begin his service to the Lord was thirty years old. David though makes a change to this, and now the new age is twenty that a Levite could begin serving the Lord. Why the change? We see the nature of the work of the Levites changed. The tabernacle was being turned into a temple and the ark was no longer going to be in transport but remaining stationary in the temple. Things changed and such a change opened the doors for those who may not have been ready to serve yet to serve. While there were certainly many reasons for this change, the end result did allow those hindered from serving to finally be able to do so. Is there anything keeping those around you from serving the Lord? Maybe is a rule that needs to be re-examined, maybe it’s an unreconciled relationship, maybe is some sort of sin within their life. As the church, we ought to be seeking out every way we can to support those around us in fulfilling their calling to serve the Lord. That may mean hard looks at church governing documents to uncomfortable conversations to mend broken relationships. God is worthy to be served, let us do our part in helping our brothers and sisters fulfill that calling however we can. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 2576
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