2 Chronicles 24:1-16
Joash was seven years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem forty years. His mother’s name was Zibiah; she was from Beersheba. Joash did what was right in the eyes of the Lord all the years of Jehoiada the priest.
Therefore the king summoned Jehoiada the chief priest and said to him, “Why haven’t you required the Levites to bring in from Judah and Jerusalem the tax imposed by Moses the servant of the Lord and by the assembly of Israel for the tent of the covenant law?
At the king’s command, a chest was made and placed outside, at the gate of the temple of the Lord. A proclamation was then issued in Judah and Jerusalem that they should bring to the Lord the tax that Moses the servant of God had required of Israel in the wilderness.
They rebuilt the temple of God according to its original design and reinforced it. When they had finished, they brought the rest of the money to the king and Jehoiada, and with it were made articles for the Lord’s temple: articles for the service and for the burnt offerings, and also dishes and other objects of gold and silver. As long as Jehoiada lived, burnt offerings were presented continually in the temple of the Lord.
Now Jehoiada was old and full of years, and he died at the age of a hundred and thirty. He was buried with the kings in the City of David, because of the good he had done in Israel for God and his temple.
Under Jehoiads's influence. Joash begins well. The people are recalled to covenant-loyalty and the damaged Temple is repaired.
Why?
Joash was young so he did anything follow the instruction of priest Jehoiada. Jehoiada's influence makes Joash walked on the way of the Lord.
Joash even asked Levite and his people to collect the tax imposed by Moses and used it to rebuild the Temple.
As long as Jehoiada lived, burnt offerings were presented continually in the temple of the Lord. It means when Jehoiada passed away, all of these were changing. How sad to a king and man.
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耶和耶大在世的時候,約阿施行耶和華眼中正的事。我們很可能週日很敬畏神,敬拜神,但是週間卻另外一種生命與生活。
募款其實不是利未人的工作。要利未人去各處募款,影響力小,不如君王與祭司。募款是比較被動的行為,說難聽的就是要錢,就不是甘心樂意的。主動的投入奉獻箱比傳道人站在旁邊看著你拿出奉獻來的有效。
來聖殿奉獻,就是主動的走很遠的路來奉獻。要奉獻是自己拿來。捐的樂意是神喜悅。奉獻是聖經的規定。聖經說人一定要奉獻,把自己當作活祭,也有十一奉獻的規定,但是沒有胃罰責,今天教會也沒有罰責。雖然是自由奉獻,卻也是規定。神喜悅人甘心情願的奉獻。
眾人常在聖殿中獻燔祭,大家按照神的規定。至此的敬拜也僅限於聖殿的敬拜,話語教導很缺少。信仰若不是紮根在神的話語上,我們的信仰也會反反覆覆。
所謂樂意甘心樂意,是指我們願意按照聖經吩咐而行。不是想奉獻就奉獻,不想就不奉獻。
How?
Follow the word of God is the fountain of blessing from the Lord. But many people their hearts are hard and blind.
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