Levites of the Living Christ
Faustino de Jesús Zamora Vargas
SUMMARY: The Levites were the tribe of Levi, who were destined to serve the Lord in various functions, including carrying the pieces of the tabernacle, moving the Ark of the Covenant, and practicing the priesthood. They were also responsible for recording and maintaining the historical memory of relevant events, teaching, and advising the people of God. While they were the last to receive lands and cities, they were the first to guide the people according to God's will. Today, as members of the church, we all have some Levites in the body of Christ, and we have inherited the attributes that were previously only imputed to Israel. The church has a mission that transcends cultures, nations, and ethnicities, and it has an educational function of global reach, even if the world denies it. By his obedience and faithfulness, Joshua was able to experience the rest that God granted to his people after the Levites received the cities and lands of the divided inheritance. Christians today have reached the promise of his rest and cherish faith and hope in all the promises of God.
God reveals himself as the generous provider for the tribe of Levi because they were called to permanently consecrated service to the Lord. The Lord has since ruled that the Levites would belong to him entirely. Since Moses, God had ordained that the Levites be assigned cities and land for their families. God's promise to the Levites was fulfilled and they received from the inheritance received by the other tribes of Israel a total of 48 cities scattered throughout the conquered territory.
Who were the Levites? The descendants of the tribe of Levi, destined to fulfill multiple functions of service for the Lord since the time of Moses: responsible for carrying the pieces of the tabernacle and moving the Ark of the Covenant where the people moved and guarantors of practicing the priesthood. They were truly "the apostles" of their time, those in charge of recording and maintaining the historical memory of the relevant events so that the tradition would have continuity in later generations, the teachers, those who preached the Word, the theologians and advisers of the people. of God. The Levites were the last to receive lands and cities, but the first by divine design to guide the people according to God's will. The last were the first. The Lord decreed: "I myself have chosen the Levites ... The Levites are mine" (Numbers 3.12).
Who were the Levites? The descendants of the tribe of Levi, destined to fulfill multiple functions of service for the Lord since the time of Moses: responsible for carrying the pieces of the tabernacle and moving the Ark of the Covenant where the people moved and guarantors of practicing the priesthood. They were truly "the apostles" of their time, those in charge of recording and maintaining the historical memory of the relevant events so that the tradition would have continuity in later generations, the teachers, those who preached the Word, the theologians and advisers of the people. of God. The Levites were the last to receive lands and cities, but the first by divine design to guide the people according to God's will. The last were the first. The Lord decreed: "I myself have chosen the Levites ... The Levites are mine" (Numbers 3.12).
