In this passage, we see God giving the Levites a special purpose. The Levites were not counted in the census commanded by God. The census was to count all the men capable of military service. Levites were excluded from this census because they had to take care of the tabernacle.
Many people think the Levite had a cushy job. They did not have to fight or risk their lives. However, their jobs were hard. The Levites had an extremely demanding job because they had to live in hyper vigilance. They could be killed by God for not following the rules completely.
Many people also believe that unless they are called by God to be pastors, this passage does not include them. God calls us all to maintain and manage the church. We might not be pastors, but we are called to do different tasks and responsibilities to keep the church running.
The tabernacle may not exist anymore as a tent or temple, but it still exists in our hearts. We need to keep and maintain the tabernacle in our heart. We are all called to keep our lives pure. We are to pray for forgiveness and turn away from temptations.
The final misconception is that our calling is higher than others. The truth is that all of our callings are just as important as others. All of our jobs can be holy and sacred. All jobs are important and we can dedicate it to God. The degree of holiness and authority of a pastor is the same as other callings.
Our callings from God is the same for all jobs. Whenever we do our jobs for God's glory, we are fulfilling our calling. Our daily tasks and prayers are significant to God.
Every day we can live to glorify God and follow our calling. Just like the Levites, we, too, have been called.
