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(The views expressed in this blog are my own and should not be taken as inspired in any way.)
Nehemiah 13:10–14, “And I perceived that the portions of the Levites had not been given them: for the Levites and the singers, that did the work, were fled every one to his field. Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their place. Then brought all Judah the tithe of the corn and the new wine and the oil unto the treasuries. And I made treasurers over the treasuries, Shelemiah the priest, and Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, Pedaiah: and next to them was Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah: for they were counted faithful, and their office was to distribute unto their brethren. Remember me, O my God, concerning this, and wipe not out my good deeds that I have done for the house of my God, and for the offices thereof.”
The Lord chose Israel to be His special people, so that the world would know that the Lord is God over all. (See, for example, Ex 6: 7, 7: 5, etc) As long as Israel understood their obligations to the Lord then they would be able to complete this task and the rest of the world would know that the Lord is the true God. In order to make this happen, Israel was called upon to integrate the daily, ceremonial practice of their faith in the Lord into their lives. This could not happen without a select group of professionals dedicated to the Lord’s service. These professionals belonged to the tribe of Levi and had to be paid from contributions made by the rest of Israel. After his return to Jerusalem, Nehemiah discovered that no one was paying the professionals to perform the ceremonial task that were so essential to Israel’s role in the world. The members of the tribe of Levi had to work in their own fields so that they could feed their own families and, thus, were not able to carry out their assigned roles, under the Lord. Nehemiah made sure that he reestablished the system of contributions and that it was properly administered so that all the ceremonial Temple functions could be carried out correctly.
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