I am using the daily Bible reading schedule from “The Bible.net” for my daily Bible reading.

Today, I am reading and commenting on Numbers 3-4.

    The Levites were left out of the count of fighting men, but nevertheless they were counted. On the first Passover, God had declared that all of the first-born sons of Israel were His, since He had spared them when He killed the first-born of Egypt. However, it was impractical to raise all of the first-born sons to serve the Tabernacle. So, God chose the Levites as substitutes for the first-born sons of the rest of Israel. There is a lesson here for us that I am having trouble articulating. In part it is the idea that in every generation some of our children should be raised up to enter into the ministry. Yet, it is more than that. Another piece of it is that we should give back to God from the first of what we receive, whether it is material goods, children, or even our time.