Priests and Levites
SABBATH AFTERNOON
Read for This Week's Study:
Numbers 9, 18, 19; 1 Pet. 2:9; Rev. 14:6–12.
Memory Text:
"And the Lord spake unto Aaron, . . . I am thy part and thine inheritance among the children of Israel" (Numbers 18:20).
After Korah’s rebellion and the test of the staffs, it became necessary to emphasize further the distinct roles between the priests and Levites. Each had their God-appointed functions, and the Lord clearly drew the lines between those functions. And though all these roles and functions long ago have become obsolete, there are still lessons we can draw from them for ourselves today.Notice, for instance, just how sacred and solemn these roles were. Thus, we could learn for ourselves how we need to take seriously our sacred responsibilities and trusts, whatever they are.
Notice, too, just how interdependent these people were with each other and the nation as a whole. We certainly can draw lessons from that for ourselves today as a church body.
Also, pay attention to the role of grace in these chapters, especially in regard to the gifts given these people through no merit of their own. They had these positions only because God gave those positions to them, not because of any inherent worth in and of themselves.
What a powerful symbol of the gospel.
*Study this week's lesson to prepare for Sabbath, November 21.
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