SCRIPTURE
"The Lord told Aaron,' You will not have an inheritance in their land; there will be no portion among them for you. I am your portion and your inheritance among the Israelites'." (Numbers 18:20)
OBSERVATION
When the Israelites entered the Promised Land it was divided among the twelve tribes. Each tribe received a portion of the land...an inheritance. However, the Levites were the priestly tribe. They served at the Tabernacle administering the sacrifices and overseeing the worship. They did not receive a land inheritance they received the work of the priesthood as their gift. Instead of land, God was their portion.
APPLICATION
If I were a Levite, I'd like to think that I would be satisfied with God as my portion...no land, no inheritance, no real estate...just God. I'd probably feel like the next kid in line right after Santa ran out of presents. I was wondering though, would He be enough? I mean really enough. What if I had nothing? What if everything I had disappeared? Could I still be happy with God and only God, as my portion, my everything? Part of my spiritual growth is to move in that direction. The place where God is my all in all and nothing else will satisfy.
PRAYER
Lord, I'm not sure I'd be content without my stuff. Help me to have a lesser attachment to things and a greater attachment to You. Amen.
