1 Chronicles 6

1Ch 6:54-55 Now these are their dwelling places throughout their settlements in their territory, for they were given by lot to the sons of Aaron, of the family of the Kohathites: (55) They gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, with its surrounding common-lands.

Levis are the priestly tribe. From Levi we have the line of Aaron. Thanks to genealogies like those we have seen throughout the week, now we have details on how the families were preserved. The Levites did not have their own land but instead were to be given various little pieces from the other tribes. The Levites job was to make atonement for Israel. The rest of Israel made up the line of kings, the soldiers, the marketplace, and everything else one can imagine.

Why don’t the Levites get their own land? I believe this is a picture for us. We too are priests under the Great High Priest, Jesus. Our goal is to provide atonement for the rest of the world by pointing them to Jesus (We cannot provide atonement in any way in and of ourselves). Therefore God has taken His church and spread it across the globe, that we might reach out to every corner of it.

Imagine if the church all met in one place. All the Christians had one state to themselves, let us say, Kansas. All the Christians would meet in Kansas, live and Kansas, and can only be found in Kansas. Would this be an effective ministry tool to the rest of the world? Or course not!

Notice also, the Levites only populated land given to them. God will provide the land and financial burdens for His ministry. The Levites never waged war to own a city for themselves. They simply went where they were told. Sometimes, I believe Christians tend to push themselves into places they were never meant to be. God has provided such and such a place, or a smaller building or a less fancy area, yet the church gets all to concerned with having the new place. They end up forfeiting their ministry. The Levites just took what was given.

Gang, go light the world.