民数记［第八章］
Book of Numbers 8
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民数记 第八章|Book of Numbers 8【打造服事神的生命】
22/03/2024
一、点灯发光（V1-4）
神在这里特别吩咐摩西对亚伦说要如何安置七盏灯。这七盏灯的灯台就是指金灯台，这是照着神所指示的样式造出来的。点灯非常重要，“点” 灯的 “点” 的原文是上去、遇见、和造访的意思。每当我们点灯的时候，就像我们来到神的面前领受神的灵粮一样。所以来晨祷点灯，就是早晨透过信息、敬拜、追求来领受神的道。
金灯台预表生命树，是给予生命的。被点亮的灯有光，这光也是生命，可以使暗退去。生命树要起来被点亮，而且要使灯向前发光。当我们发出光的时候，是代表生命树，也代表教会。教会今天要发光，让世人看见光明，看见真理，而脱离黑暗。
二、服事的生命 （V5-22）
1. 被拣选 （V6，14，16-19）
利未人是被神特别拣选的，他们特别被分派特别又独特的动作。利未人被拣选代替以色列头生的，要洁净并要献上燔祭和赎罪祭。今天我们可以服事神是因为我们是神从万人中拣选我们的。我们都是神特别拣选的。
2. 被洁净（V7-8，12，15，21）
利未人的服事是神特别看重的，他们就如献上生命服事一样。凡是献给神的，不但是被洁净的，也必须是没有残疾的。借着洁净的仪式，使利未人就如脱去旧人和过去的行为，穿上新人，成为新造的人一样。
我们可以服事神，是因为我们相信主耶稣基督。相信祂已经为我们的罪而死，这就如洁净我们一样，耶稣成为了我们的赎罪祭，使我们成为新造的人。
3. 被献上（V11，15，20-22）
利未人为以色列当作摇祭的意思是将身体献上，当作活祭，先被献给神，再从神那里赐给祭司成为他们的助手。他们全职服事神，不再为自己而活，而是活在死而复活的生命力，活在神的旨意，活着只为了敬拜神、事奉神。
三、终身摆上（V23-26）
利未人可能从二十五岁开始服事神，到五十岁就停工退任、不再办事。那么五十岁后 是否就是退休呢？停工退任的意思是停下他们现在所做的，回归到他们原来的位子，所这并不是退休而是停工。他们要和他们的弟兄一同伺候，谨守所吩咐的，就是要看守会幕，在那里敬拜祷告，守着神的同在。这是我们终身的服事，是我们祭司利未人的生命。无论我们是在什么岗位，我们都可以各尽其职，一起为神摆上。
总结：
让我们是每天点灯的生命，向前发光、起来服事、献上我们的生命、为主摆上。
Numbers Chapter 8: Building a Life to Serve God
GK611 Morning Devotion
22/3/2024
The Morning Devotion Speaker: IP Asher Chang
1. Light up the lamp and shine (V1-4)
Here God specifically told Moses to tell Aaron how to place the seven lamps. The seven-lamp lampstand refers to the golden lampstand, which was made according to the pattern instructed by God. Lighting a lamp is very important. The original text of "light" means to go up, meet, and visit. Whenever we light a lamp, it is like we come before God to receive His spiritual food. So, attending Morning Devotion to light the lamp, which is to receive the Word of God through messages, worship, and pursuit in the morning.
The golden lampstand represents the Tree of Life, which gives life. A lit lamp has a light, and this light is also life, which can make darkness recede. The Tree of Life is to be lighted, and the lamp is to shine forward. When we shine light, we represent the Tree of Life and the church. The church must shine today, allowing the world to see light, see the truth, and escape from darkness.
2. Life of service (V5-22)
(1) Being chosen (V6, 14, 16-19)
The Levites were specially chosen by God, and they were assigned special and unique tasks. The Levites were chosen to take the place of Israel's firstborn, to cleanse and to offer burnt offerings and sin offerings. Today we can serve God because God has chosen us out of all people. We are all specially chosen by God.
(2) Be cleansed (V7-8, 12, 15, 21)
The service of the Levites is particularly valued by God, and they serve as if they dedicated their lives. Everything offered to God must not only be cleansed but must also be without blemishes. Through the cleansing ceremony, the Levites put off the old man and their past behaviour and put on the new man, becoming a new creation.
We can serve God because we believe in the Lord Jesus Christ. Believing that He died for our sins cleanses us. Jesus becomes our sin offering and makes us new creatures.
(3) Offered up (V11, 15, 20-22)
The Levites' wave offerings for Israel meant that they offered their bodies as living sacrifices, which were first presented to God and then given to the priests by God to serve as their assistants. They serve God full-time and no longer live for themselves, but live in the vitality of death and resurrection, live in God’s will, and live only to worship and serve God.
3. Offer up for life (V23-26)
The Levites may have started serving God at the age of twenty-five, stopped working and retired when they were fifty. So, does retirement mean after the age of fifty? To retire means to stop what they are doing and return to their original position, hence this is not retirement but step down. They were to serve with their brethren, keeping their command to guard the Tabernacle, to worship and pray there, and to keep the presence of God. This is our lifelong service, our life as priests and Levites. No matter what position we are in, we can all do our part and offer up together for God.
Conclusion：
Let us be the life that lights up the lamp every day, shining forward, rising to serve, and dedicating and offering up our lives to the Lord.
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