| | Numbers 18
So here, God solves the perceived problem of the people from the last chapter, and further clarifies Aaron's status of priest. If He hadn't sufficiently demonstrated His patience sufficiently by now, this chapter has to solidify it. The people of Israel start whining because they didn't get what they thought they wanted, they continued to doubt what God had clearly shown them as truth, and yet He still cares for their concerns. In this chapter, these people are amazingly lucky that God is more patient than I, because frankly, I would have given up on them long ago. Of course, I'm also greatfull that God is long-suffering, because He should have given up on me long ago as well.
God really solves a number of problems in this chapter. The work of the Tabernacle would have simply been to great to be done by Aaron's family alone. The Levites were still feeling shafted by not being part of the priesthood. The people were so terrified of God following the judgments handed down in the previous chapters, they no longer wanted to get even close to Him. This was quite a mess. But then God, bam, solves it all in one step. The Levites would be the servants of the Tabernacle. This would spread the workload that would have been unbearable by Aaron's family alone, it gave the Levites a stake in the service of God, while still maintaining the decision of God to place he priesthood in Aaron's family, and it gave the people a group of God's servants that were more accessible thta could assist them in coming to worship and sacrifice.
It's almost like God knows what He's doing.
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