Numbers 18

Numbers 18:7

Numbers SERVICE A GIFT Numbers 18:7. All Christians are priests-to offer sacrifices, alms, especially prayers; to make God known to men. I. Our priesthood is a gift of God’ s love. We are apt to think of our duties as burdensome. They are an honour and a mark of God’ s grace.

1. They are His gift- \ The power to do. All capacities and possessions from Him. \ The wish to do. ‘ Worketh in you to will.’ \ The right to do, through Christ.
2. They are a blessing. \ Note the good effects on ourselves-the increase of fellowship with Him, the strengthening of all holy desires. \ The future benefits. Apply this to prayer and to effort on behalf of our fellow-men. II. Our priesthood is to be done as a service-under a sense of obligation to a master, with diligence . III. Our priesthood is to be done as a gift to God-to be done joyfully, giving ourselves back to Him: ‘ Yield yourselves unto God’ -’ your reasonable service.’ Then only do we really possess ourselves, and ‘ all things are ours, for we are Christ’ s, and Christ is God’ s.’