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It’s awfully tempting to skip over sections of this book
that cover censuses of various groups and the duties each group had relative to
the framework, curtains, and furnishings of the tabernacle as it was moved from
place to place during the journey to the Promised Land. I was therefore glad that my commentary found
relevance to share with us:
“Our God is concerned with details, and wants His work to be
done by the people He has chosen and in the way He has appointed. Nothing in the camp of Israel was left to
chance or human contrivance. Each Levite
and priest knew his responsibilities
and was expected to serve God with reverence
and godly fear. Caring for the
tabernacle was serious work, a matter of life and death.”
“Not everyone has the same
burdens to bear. The Gershonites and
Merarites could put their burdens on
wagons, but the Kohathites had to carry
their burdens on their shoulders… their
burdens were precious, very
important to the people, and appointed by the Lord. Certainly they considered it a privilege to carry them on their
shoulders through the wilderness … there are some burdens we can share, but
there are other burdens that only we
can bear.”
“Finally, we must note that our God believes in organization,
but the organization is a means to an end and not the end in itself … It was
important that the camp be orderly and the work of the tabernacle be
organized. Otherwise, the worship would not please God and the
warfare would lead to defeat … When God’s
work is done God’s way, in obedience to God’s truth, it will never lack God’s
blessing.”
Father, help me to recognize and accept the burdens You have
planned for me, knowing that I am privileged to have been selected by You for
whatever it is You have planned for me to do.
Your Brother In Christ,
Gary Ford
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