Today we are reading Numbers 4. In this chapter we read about the listing of all those who were available to serve in the Tabernacle. “All those who were listed of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and the chiefs of Israel listed, by their clans and their fathers’ houses, from thirty years old up to fifty years old, everyone who could come to do the service of ministry and the service of bearing burdens in the tent of meeting, those listed were 8,580. According to the commandment of the Lord through Moses they were listed, each one with his task of serving or carrying. Thus they were listed by him, as the Lord commanded Moses.” Numbers 4:46-49 ESV An item that jumps out at me in this chapter is the age requirement: “from thirty years old up to fifty years old.” The work of the Tabernacle required a certain level of physical health. After fifty, these men could serve in other ways. How many years have you served Jesus? Was there a time when you did physical things? How has your service changed as you grew older? What are some things you are no longer able to do? Have you helped others to “fill your shoes”? May God bless you as you serve Him throughout the seasons of your life. Pastor Tim
