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Showing posts with label Levites. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Levites. Show all posts

Friday, November 29, 2019

Serving the Temple


1 Chronicles 23:28-32

Today I’m thankful for all those who bring order and organization to our worship.  It’s easy to take for granted everything that goes into making worship happen each Sunday.  From when the congregation first takes their seats, to when they file out after the Benediction, they don’t see all the little things that happen before they arrive so there are even seats to sit in.

From start to finish, every minute of a service is planned and prayed over.  Hours are spent getting the sanctuary ready, selecting the right songs and making sure ushers are stationed at just the right places.  It takes a team to make it happen, all of them working together in service to the Lord.

God knows what he wants each of us to receive during worship and he uses today’s worship leaders, like he used the Levites, to be his hands and feet.  Things may look and sound different than they did years ago, but praising the Lord is still the same.  We are all there for the same purpose.

So, thank you to anyone who’s ever been part of a worship team.  Your hard work behind the scenes does not go unnoticed.  You fill a unique role and your service to the Lord is valued.  It’s because of what you do that we can enter the temple and give proper praise.  You have been given the gift of the Levites.  Thank you for carrying out your responsibilities with care and compassion.

And Father, thank you for bestowing such remarkable gifts and talents on all involved. You know better than anyone that each element of worship is vital and provides what we need to honor you.  It’s always in Your Name we pray.  Amen

Thursday, November 28, 2019

Learn From Our Mistakes

Then David said, “No one but the Levites may carry the ark of God, because the Lord chose them to carry the ark of the Lord and to minister before him forever.” (1 Chronicles 15:2 NIV)

David is moving the ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem, but this time he followed all the rules God laid out for this sacred task in Numbers. David insisted that "no one but the Levites may carry the ark of God for the LORD had chosen them...

David, once again, learned from his mistakes. His life is a wonderful testimony to how we also should live. David consults the ancient scrolls regularly. Turning to scripture is how he knew what God wanted. It is how he learned about God and His unfailing love for him. When we turn to our Bibles and open the book to read, we too will cultivate a rich relationship while we grow our faith.

David learned by staying close to His Lord. He didn't shrink away when convicted but examined his heart and then cried out for forgiveness and mercy. Moving the ark was a very big deal and called for loud music and dancing too. Everyone dressed in their finest and celebrated with praise and worship.

Is there a lesson you have learned from time spent reading your Bible? Has God convicted you to change a habit or adopt a new one? Do you find peace when you submit to His Word? So much happens when we invest in this spiritual discipline...reading and studying His Word and learn from our mistakes.

Happy Thanksgiving!

1 Chronicles 15:1-5