Numbers 3:40-51
The Lord said to Moses, “Count all the firstborn Israelite males who are a month old or more and make a list of their names. Take the Levites for me in place of all the firstborn of the Israelites, and the livestock of the Levites in place of all the firstborns of the livestock of the Israelites. I am the Lord.”
The total number of firstborn males a month old or more, listed by name, was 22,273.
To redeem the 273 firstborn Israelites who exceed the number of the Levites, collect five shekels for each one, according to the sanctuary shekel, which weighs twenty gerahs. Give the money for the redemption of the additional Israelites to Aaron and his sons.”
From the firstborn of the Israelites he collected silver weighing 1,365 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel. Moses gave the redemption money to Aaron and his sons, as he was commanded by the word of the Lord.
Why?
The total number of Levites counted at the Lord’s command by Moses and Aaron according to their clans, including every male a month old or more, was 22,000. So there are less 273 Levites and the Lord asked Israelites need to pay exceed the number of the Levites.
The firstborn sons belong to the Lord. If back in the ancient time I am the firstborn, I belong to the Lord either.
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第三章數滿歲以上的利未人，下一章講30歲以上的利未人。他們是全時間的教會行政同工，代替全會眾來服事神。
利未人在摩西下山時關鍵的時刻，表態願意悔改，因此被神揀選服事神。服事神本來是全以色列人的事，結果變成利未人，所以若好好服事神，珍惜服事的機會，神就會幫助、揀選我們。常常在主面前反省、悔改。
先選滿月以上的，因為以前為小孩存活率不高，只要是利未人的身份，就有使命、責任來服事神。數點軍隊是20歲以上可以打仗的，這裏只要具有利未身份。即現在要服事神同樣不要什麼能力，只要身份對，是屬於神的身份。
祭司是利未人的首領，安營在會幕的東邊。任何人要進入會幕都要透過祭司。
長子由利未人來替代，但是還差273人，所以全體以色列人要分攤是否273人的費用，贖價。舊約強調合體性，今天教會也是一樣，全教會肢體要分擔其他軟弱者的需要。當我們不能承擔主的使命時，神會興起其他人來承擔。
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How?
Keep me as a holy Christian for I belong to the Lord, Jesus Christ has made me a son of the Lord.
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