Fri.’s Devo - The Divisions of the Priests

Read: 1 Chronicles 24:1-26:11; Romans 4:1-12; Psalm 131-6; Proverbs 19:15-16 Aaron had four sons but two of them Nadab and Abihu had died when they offered strange fire to the Lord. Neither of them had children. The two left were Eleazar and Ithamar. Zadok helped organize the priests into divisions. Eleazar had more chiefs among his sons than Ithamar so 16 of the chiefs came from the sons of Eleazar and 8 came from the sons of Ithamar. It was determined by lot which division of the 24 they would take. During their determined time they were to perform the duties of service in the house of the Lord. *** The rest of the sons of Levi served under them and their month of service was determined by lot also. David set apart some of them who prophesied with music under his direction. One of them was Asaph who wrote some of the songs we have recorded in the book of Psalms. Asaph received the first lot. There were 288 who were trained in singing to the Lord. *** The gatekeepers were also determined by lot and Obed-edom was one of them who had 8 sons who were blessed with great abilities. It was his house that the Ark had rested for three months. *** In Romans, Paul explained that Abraham was not justified before God because he did good, but because he believed in God. A man who works gets a wage because it is due him. It is not a gift. A person who tries to earn eternal life with his works will perish in his sin because no one can live a perfect life. But, the person who believes and confesses his sins and is forgiven and is given the gift of eternal life. *** Abraham’s circumcision did not make him righteous. It was given to him after he believed in God as a seal of his covenant with God. We are given the seal of the Holy Spirit after we believe. *** Lord, thank you that you make it so simple and easy to become your child. Thank you for opening our eyes to this wonderful truth of salvation. You have set us free from the bondage of sin and given us your Spirit to walk in righteousness and truth.