We Are One Part Of The Body Of Christ

Numbers 4:49 - According to the commandment of the Lord they were numbered by the hand of Moses, each according to his service and according to his task; thus were they numbered by him, as the Lord commanded Moses.

Each family of Levites was given a specific task to do when the tabernacle of God was disassembled for moving. God wanted the Levite men 30 years of age to 50 to take charge of this important task. One group carried the most holy things after Aaron and his sons had covered them…one the curtains and everything that was used to hang hem… another was charged with the boards and sockets. 

One might think that the job of carrying the most holy things was more important than the others.  It might have been the most dangerous… but in God’s eyes they were all just tasks that insured the whole of the tabernacle was taken apart and rebuilt wherever they camped. He knew that Aaron and his two sons would never be able to complete it on their own.

I am reminded of 1 Corinthians 12:12.  It says… “Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ.” I am also reminded of the many quotes from known and unknown sources like….it takes a village to raise a child…and individually we are one drop but together we are an ocean. These all remind us that God did not create us to be alone…he gave Adam a helpmeet…and taught his people from the start to work together. No one person is created with all the talents they need to be what God wants them to be.  We were created to interact and learn the anointing’s of each other…so that all of us have access to everything we need to be our best for Christ.

Father…thank you for the reminder that I was made for a special purpose.  My talents are only a part of a bigger picture that involves others. Forgive me for the times that I try to do things on my own.  Help me to listen to you guide me to the people you created to work with me…so that we can all do our best work for you.  Amen.