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A KINGDOM OF PRIESTS

February 5

A KINGDOM OF PRIESTS

When God told Moses, Go and tell the Israelites, You will be for me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation (Exodus 19:6, emphasis added), He was reflecting His purposes for mankind from Adam to Abraham to Jacob to the children of Israel, to the church.
Gods plan is that we be His representatives or priests on earth. In Gods perspective, the priesthood is not just for a special group of people, but for all who belong to Him. Gods purposes are eternal, and His original plan for mankind, which began with Adam, was passed on to succeeding generations.
The first man was created as a priestone who served as Gods intermediary for the earth. We know that God wanted Adam to spread His will and His nature throughout the earth, to administer His kingdom by filling the world with a single nation of Spirit-led people. Adam failed, and the earth became populated with many nations who did not know God.
God created a nation Israel to serve as priest before the other nations. All the people of this nation were to be priests, as we saw in Exodus 19:6. Israel also failed to fulfill Gods calling, so God chose a small group from that nation, a tribe called the Levites, to serve as priests. God instructed the Levites to mediate for the nation of Israel. This would enable Israel to fulfill its calling as Gods representative to the other nations so that, ultimately, all nations would return to Him. That was the purpose of the Levitical priesthood: to restore the purpose of God to Israel so Israel could help restore Gods purpose for the world.

Prayer: Father, thank You for desiring a priesthood of believers. I belong to You; teach me how to serve You as You desire. In Jesus name, amen.

Thought: God wants to win the world through a priesthood of believers.

Daily Bible Reading For The Year: February 5 Exodus 19-21

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