And the LORD spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying, Command the children of Israel, that they give unto the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell in; and ye shall give also unto the Levites suburbs for the cities round about them. And the cities shall they have to dwell in; and the suburbs of them shall be for their cattle, and for their goods, and for all their beasts. | ||
| Numbers 35:1–3 | ||
| Serving as ministers in the Tabernacle, the tribe of Levi was not given any portion of the Promised Land. Instead, the Levites were to be scattered throughout the entire country. The rest of the tribes were told to give certain cities to the Levites as places in which they could dwell. These cities would number forty-eight. If the Levites were only in one tribal region, people who weren’t close to them wouldn’t get the proper ministry. So they were scattered throughout the entire country. And that’s what the Lord does with us. The Lord has snuck His servants into the most amazing places. He sneaks Christian teachers into high schools to be effective, secret agents, Levites, reflections of Jesus Christ. He sneaks Christian salesmen, secretaries, and accountants into the workplace to be examples of what it means to be a believer. He sneaks Christian doctors into hospital rooms as ministers of the Gospel. This is such a key. Each of us who is serious about Jesus is in ministry. We are a royal priesthood (1 Peter 2:9). And He’s stationed you in that workplace, that neighborhood, and that family to be a servant of His. It’s a great day indeed when a believer looks at his work as his ministry and says, “I’m surrounded by people professional pastors would never have an opportunity to reach. I’m here on campus, at the store, and in the neighborhood not just to work for a paycheck or to raise my family, but to be a minister. So I’m going to keep my eyes open and my antennae up in order to determine the part I am to play in this place for God’s glory.” Pastor Jon Courson | ||
