Numbers 18:6 KJV
And I, behold, I have taken your brethren the Levites from among the children of Israel: to you they are given as a gift for the LORD, to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation.
God gave the Levites to Israel as a gift "for the Lord." It was God's gift to them, intended to be given back in service.
That ought to be the Christian way of viewing all that the Lord gives us.
First, He gives it.
We don't get it in our own strength or wisdom or hard work. We get it from God. If it took strength or wisdom on our part it was God who gave even that to us. How much better off we would be if we saw everything as a gift from God.
Second, it was given as a gift to be given.
And especially as a gift to be given back in service for the Lord. We use those gifts God gives us in service to Him and in service for him.
And I, behold, I have taken your brethren the Levites from among the children of Israel: to you they are given as a gift for the LORD, to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation.
God gave the Levites to Israel as a gift "for the Lord." It was God's gift to them, intended to be given back in service.
That ought to be the Christian way of viewing all that the Lord gives us.
First, He gives it.
We don't get it in our own strength or wisdom or hard work. We get it from God. If it took strength or wisdom on our part it was God who gave even that to us. How much better off we would be if we saw everything as a gift from God.
Second, it was given as a gift to be given.
And especially as a gift to be given back in service for the Lord. We use those gifts God gives us in service to Him and in service for him.
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