You have been set apart to LORD today, for you were against your own sons and brothers, and He has blessed you this day.”(Ex. 32:29, KJV)
God spared the firstborns of His people from the plague, “the death of the Firstborn while Egyptians lost theirs. God told Moses to dedicate all the firstborn among the children of Israel for God himself. The order of the twelve sons/tribes of Israel were : Reuben, Simeon, Levi,Judah, Zebulun, Issachar, Dan, Gad, Asher, Naphtali, Joseph (listed as two tribes: Ephraim and Manasseh), Benjamin.
As per the first born command God gave Moses….it should have been Ruben the first born…..to be separated for God. Why Levi, the third born was chosen to be priests, to serve in the Tabernacle and to teach and not the Ruben or Simeon?
When Moses went up on Mount Sinai the Israelites created and worshipped a calf idol in God’s place!! Moses was furious that people were out of control when he called out, “Whoever is for Lord, come to me.”(verse 26) And all the sons of Levi gathered themselves together unto him ….no other tribe is mentioned. They were asked to kill about 3000 were killed on that day…Then Moses said, "You have been set apart to the LORD today, for you were against your own sons and brothers, and he has blessed you this day."
The Levites took a stand for the Lord when everyone failed to stand up for the Lord. It is our decision and commitment to God that makes us special to God.
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