Numbers 17 Control Freaks!



 Good Wednesday morning near and far, I hope this letter finds you and yours well! As you read/listen to Today’s Daily Bible Challenge in Numbers 17 this morning, please be thinking of all the jealousy you have seen in your lifetime. God has a remarkable way to set things straight and puts His plan of action into place in this chapter. Respect is earned, but God’s authority is granted to whom He chooses!

  He makes it clear in a miraculous way who He has chosen to be the Priesthood and that only they are to run the day-to-day operations of the Tabernacle. The other families were told point-blank they were not to try to run the Tabernacle but leave that all to the family of Levi (Aaron). Aaron was the head, and his family members were to help him with all the duties required in the Tabernacle. The other 11 families/tribes were to stay in their lane and leave this to Aaron. Even when God tells them this directly, they struggle with pride, wanting to “help” (read as) control what was happening. I think we all have a little of this inside us! The chapter we are reading is very short this morning, so maybe spend some extra time in prayer asking God what you are trying to control that is not really your responsibility.

Talk with you soon!


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