God’s servants fulfilling their roles
The Israelites gave the following towns from the tribes of Judah and Simeon to the descendants of Aaron, who were members of the Kohathite clan within the tribe of Levi, since the sacred lot fell to them first...The following towns with their pasturelands were given to the descendants of Aaron the priest...From the tribe of Benjamin the priests were given the following towns with their pasturelands... The rest of the Kohathite clan from the tribe of Levi was allotted the following towns and pasturelands from the tribe of Ephraim...The following towns and pasturelands were allotted to the priests from the tribe of Dan...The half-tribe of Manasseh allotted the following towns with their pasturelands to the priests...The descendants of Gershon, another clan within the tribe of Levi, received the following towns with their pasturelands from the half-tribe of Manasseh...From the tribe of Issachar they received the following towns with their pasturelands...From the tribe of Asher they received the following towns with their pasturelands...From the tribe of Naphtali they received the following towns with their pasturelands...The rest of the Levites—the Merari clan—were given the following towns with their pasturelands from the tribe of Zebulun...From the tribe of Reuben they received the following towns with their pasturelands... From the tribe of Gad they received the following towns with their pasturelands...The total number of towns and pasturelands within Israelite territory given to the Levites came to forty-eight. Every one of these towns had pasturelands surrounding it. Joshua 21:9-42
From the text, it was mentioned that every tribe of Israel was enriched with its share of having Levites in their tribe. The Levites were among them to remind the Israelites that they are called by God to be a blessing to other nations. They are to show kindness to the Levites; “And be very careful never to neglect the Levites as long as you live in your land” (Deuteronomy 12:19 also 14:29). God chose the Levites among the Israelites to remind the people of His faithfulness and that they should recognize His presence among them. Since the Levites were among them, they do not have to go to Shiloh to receive spiritual instructions. Instead they are to go to the designated land were the Levites were assigned living among them. Their presence among them should remind the Israelites of their testimony as God’s people. The people who are receiving instructions through the Levites are expected to live by those godly principles and should always keep the charge of the Lord. The instructions should also serve as filters so that the Israelites could use to sift through false teachings that could lead them to idolatrous practices. The Levites are to teach the people knowledge that will guide them in the things of God. God is the one calling a group of people that He will use to bless the people. God continues to do this so that there will be those that will serve their generation. “The Lord remembers us and will bless us. He will bless the people of Israel and bless the priests, the descendants of Aaron. He will bless those who fear the Lord, both great and lowly. May the Lord richly bless both you and your children” (Psalm 115:12-14). It is important that the Lord’s commands be carried out diligently so that there will be unity among God’s people. Let us encourage those that are serving God providing us instructions from God’s word.
Blessings,
