So was the statement God gave to Moses. God nominally took them to Himself for service in the process of making of offerings and looking after the operation of the Tabernacle.

David stated, “Blessed is the man whom Thou choosest.” He recognized that God would reach down and personally select a person to minister unto Him. It wasn’t necessarily that the person was deserving of the honor … just that God willed it.

It’s a thrilling thing to hear someone say, “God called me to preach.”

PRAYER: Father, Your sovereign will amazes us. What is man that Thou art mindful of him?

READ: Num. 3,4

The book of Numbers gives us an indication of God’s focus upon accurate records and accountability. The specific names of all men capable of going to war were listed by order of family. Each man carried a weight of importance and significance.

Christ is keeping His own book, The Lamb’s Book of Life, to record the specific name of each person who accepts Him as Lord of their life. He is also keeping book on our lives. The only thing missing … the sins we have committed that are erased by His Blood.

PRAYER: Lord, we bring grateful hearts to You for cleansing us by Your Blood. We rejoice in what You have done. We will give our lives back to You in service and faith. We rest in Your love.

READ: Lev. 28; Num. 1,2

The priests were held responsible to keep the lamps in the Tabernacle burning on a daily basis. Oil was to be refilled, the flame was to be maintained, and a careful watch to be made to keep light in the area.

This speaks to us of a daily devotional life. The oil is like the Holy Spirit, needing to be refilled consistently. The flame is like the inspiration and motivation provided by God’s Word and His Truth.  The watchful eye is like prayer which is to be a continual process of communion with God.

Life is SO MUCH BETTER with the Light shining.

PRAYER: Father, we need Your Light. We commit to maintaining the vigilance of spiritual discipline.

READ: Lev. 24-26

When examining the laws for living God gave to Moses, one perceives the underlying principles of propriety, precision, order, and excellence.

Biblical men through whose lives these principles come to mind are Luke for his propriety, Joseph for his precisiion, Nehemiah for his order, and David for his excellence.

Their consummation was revealed in Christ Jesus.

PRAYER: God of Heaven and earth, work in us Your eternal qualities that we may show forth Your praise through every action and motive in our lives.

READ: Lev. 21-23

God clarified through the law what sexual acts to avoid to maintain honor and uprightness before Him. He instructed His people to resist the perversions of the people groups they were displacing in the Promised Land.

He described the way even creation is violated through moral perversion when He said, “The land will vomit you up.” The human body is designed to observe God’s standards of moral purity, both physical and mental. Anything less incurs devastation.

PRAYER: Father, we commit to lives of moral purity in both our actions and our hearts. We want to honor You with our bodies.

READ: Lev. 18-20

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The law provided detail and procedure on how the worshiper could become and stay clean (in right standing) with God. It was “instruction in righteousness.”

Christ Jesus placed the focus upon the inner man, his heart, rather than the outward man. He knew you could be appropriate on the outside, but corrupt on the inside. That was hypocrisy.

David said it … “Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.” [Ps. 51:6]

PRAYER: Lord, I want my heart, its meditation, its motives, its desires, to please You. I want to have a pure heart before You and everyone I meet.

READ: Lev. 15,16

To the priests was given the task of determining the health of the individual worshiper. They were not sent to the pharmacy for medicine. They were declared clean (healthy) or unclean (unhealthy).

Naaman was told by the prophet to dip in the Jordan river 7 times to be cleansed of his leprosy. Obedience to the Lord was a key element in becoming clean.

Moses prayed for Aaron and Miriam and their leprosy was healed.

PRAYER: Father, we want to walk in health. We believe in Christ and His cleansing blood. Help our unbelief.

READ: Lev. 13,14

Ooooo … I don’t like this subject.

Did God make a big mistake when He gave ordinances to the Israelites about what they could eat and what they could not? I don’t think so.

As difficult as it is to “swallow” (Get it?) we should pay more attention to the dietary laws than we do.

Pork, shrimp, sausage etc.

We should be eating more grasshoppers.

PRAYER: Father in Heaven, have mercy upon us. Lovingly give us the grace to be in control of our eating habits.

READ: Lev. 11,12

Oil was splashed and poured over the priests and elements involved in the sacrifice process. It signified the commissioning of these elements to God’s Holy use in offering men a way to be right before Him.

God still pours the Holy Spirit out upon vessels He uses to bring men unto Himself. The presence of His Spirit upon a preached message signifies an anointing. His presence and Spirit make us holy. The credit does not go to us.

PRAYER: Father, I humble myself under Your mighty hand. Fill my life with Your Holy Spirit today that I might bring souls unto You.

READ: Lev. 8-10

The detailed regulations required of both the priests and the congregation as described in Leviticus is ambitious and somewhat monumental. God was very thorough in conveying the elements necessary to please Him.

The New Testament believer has been relieved of the necessity of offering animals to atone for sin through Christ’s death on the cross. However, we are nonetheless wise to devote intentionality, sincerity, and effort when offering our praise and thanksgiving.

A New Testament worship service is not to be a contemporary music concert. It should be a platform for redeemed worshipers to make lavish offerings of praise to the Lord.

PRAYER: Father, forgive us for neglecting to offer to You the fruit of our lips in song and the lifting up of our hands in praise to You. You deserve the highest and most lavish praise offered from sincere hearts.

READ: Lev. 5-7