Read: Deuteronomy 18:1-20:20; Luke 9:28-50; Psalm 73:1-28; Proverbs 12:10
The Levites were to be totally provided for by the people They were to receive the people’s tithe of grain, wine, oil and wool. The Levites would represent the mature believers or church leaders. We pay our tithe to the church and the church pays salaries out of the tithe to the people who work for the church. Special offerings were designated for the upkeep of the temple.
Since the people freaked out when God spoke to them out of the fire on Mt. Sinai, they asked God to speak to them through men instead. God agreed and sent them prophets. He gave them ways to know if they were true prophets of him or not. If what the prophet prophesied came true, then he was God’s prophet.
When they got into their land and settled, they were to set up cities of refuge where people could run to if they accidentally killed someone ad there was no witness. If they had no malice or history of malice in their heart toward this person then they could present their case to the priest of the city and stay there in safety. But if the person had reason in his heart to want to hurt this person, the elders of his town would come to the city and bring him back for punishment.
God wanted justice and truth to be the rule of his land. If they went to war and realized that the odds were against them, the priests were to come out and encourage them reminding them that it was the Lord who was going to battle for them and He would win.
The officers were to send home the men of three different scenarios. They all stand for the same type of person. It was a person who was not ready or mature enough to fight. We don’t fight against flesh and blood but against principalities and spiritual beings in the heavenlies. As we mature, we learn how to wield the Word of God in war against the devil.
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