Date: July 1st, 2021
Source: Bible New International Version
Numbers 18 ; verse 5-7
Duties of Priests and Levites
5 “You are to be responsible for the care of the sanctuary and the altar, so that my wrath will not fall on the Israelites again. 6 I myself have selected your fellow Levites from among the Israelites as a gift to you, dedicated to the Lord to do the work at the tent of meeting. 7 But only you and your sons may serve as priests in connection with everything at the altar and inside the curtain. I am giving you the service of the priesthood as a gift. Anyone else who comes near the sanctuary is to be put to death.”
5 مقدّس جگہ اور قربان گاہ کی دیکھ بھال کرنے کے جواب دہ تم ہو۔ میں بنی اسرائیلیوں پر پھر غصّہ ہونا نہیں چاہتا۔ 6 میں نے لاویوں کو سبھی بنی اسرائیلیوں میں سے چُنا ہے۔ وہ لوگ تمہارے لئے تحفہ ہے۔ انکا استعمال خدا وند کی خدمت کے کام اور خیمہٴ اجتماع دونوں کے لئے کیا جا سکتا ہے۔ 7 لیکن صرف تم اور تمہارے بیٹے ہی کاہن کے طور پر مقدس مقام اور پردہ کے پیچھے کے کام سے متعلق خدمت کا کام کر سکتے ہیں۔ تمہیں کام ضرور کرنا چاہئے۔ میں تمہیں کاہنت تحفہ کے طور پر دے رہا ہوں۔ کوئی بھی دوسرا شخص جو مقدس مقام کے نزدیک جائے گا مارا جائیگا۔”
My point of view about above verses
God told Moses tell Aaron and his sons that you are responsible for sanctuary and tent of meeting. Bring your fellow Levites to assist you, they are responsible to you but they should not go near furnishing of the sanctuary or to the altar otherwise both of you will die
God assign duties of tabernacle and tent of meeting to Aaron and his sons as a gift and they are allowed to use people from Levi tribe - but at the most holy place no body is allowed except priest (Aaron and his sons) - we need to obey God
Let God give us wisdom to understand His word and help us to apply it in our lives
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