Fri.’s Devo - Our New Covenant

Read: 1 Chronicles 24:1-26:11; Romans 4:1-12; Psalm 13:1-6; Proverbs 19:15-16 I find it interesting that Aaron’s first two sons were killed by God because they offered strange fire on God’s altar. Aaron’s tribe was the priestly tribe. Judah’s first two sons Er and Onan were both killed by the Lord for their evil acts (Gen. 38:6-10). Judah was the priestly tribe. Aaron’s other two sons and their descendants carried on as priests. They were divided into 16 groups. Every family took a month and it was all decided by lot so there could be no politics involved. They took care of the procedures in the Temple. The other Levites were assigned duties by lots and drawn in the presence of King David, and the priests and leaders. David and the army commanders appointed certain Levites to proclaim God’s messages to the accompaniment of music. Their job was to make the music and train the musicians. They were chosen according to secret lots without regard to whether they were young or old, teacher or student. The gatekeepers were chosen and the family of Obed-edom stood out as being richly blessed. He had 62 sons and grandsons capable and qualified to do God’s work. God is raising up minstrels and prophets young and old, student and teacher to minister in His house and they are appointed and decided by Him. David set up his government as a shadow of what the church should look like. The priority was the Word of the Lord and praise and worship. In Romans, Paul made the statement that Abraham was chosen and found faithful before he was circumcised. What he is saying to us is that we were chosen before the foundation of the earth to be a member of God’s family. It is not our righteous acts that make us acceptable to him it is his grace. He chose us, we said ‘yes’ and our faith makes us righteous. Our love for him and his work in us gives us the power and grace to walk in righteousness. We are constantly being sanctified and refined and pressed because we live in a sinful world and we HAD a sinful nature. But NOW, we have the nature of God and can walk in his Spirit free of sin but it takes a daily dying to our self. Lord, thank you for the power of the Holy Spirit which is the power over sin and the grace to live for You. May we walk in your spirit today.