Read: Numbers 7
Numbers can get pretty repetitious but after reading the same thing twelve times you have to realize how important it was to God. Each tribe was to bring the exact gift which was enough to supply the priests with enough animals for sacrifice and incense for a year. The silver chargers were what the priests would use to put the shewbread on. I imagine they brought these gifts with pomp and it looked like a parade as they marched these animals to the tabernacle.
Each tribe brought exactly the same thing which shows that no matter who we are in life, we are all equal at the cross. God is no respecter of people. He loves us all.
By every tribe bringing their gift they were proclaiming that they were committing their selves and their posterity to God. They were unifying under the name of Yaweh. These gifts were given at the dedication of the altar. The altar stood for the cross. So when they had dedicated the altar, Moses went into the tabernacle, and God spoke. When Jesus died on the cross and rose from the dead, he entered heaven and spoke with Go.
Sometimes we just want to hear God’s voice without going through the steps of obedience. Our obedience shows our faith. If we aren’t hearing His voice maybe we need to remember the last thing He told us to do and do it. Then God might tell us the next thing. If God gives us something to do that we think is impossible or hard, it is because He has prepared the way before us and we need to trust Him. He never leaves us or let’s us down so let’s get over our fear and just do it!
Lord, help us to walk in obedience and trust.
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