Reading these two chapters today, this is what struck me. God directed Moses to appoint specific families/clans to specific jobs. One clan had responsibility for one part of the care and transport of the Tabernacle and another had different duties associated with the care and transport of a different part of the Tabernacle. Then in chapter 4, God names specific names. One clan would work under the direction of Aaron. Another would work under the direction of Eleazar. And another clan would be under the direction of Ithamar. I thought about being one of those men, and knowing that the Lord has spoken my name and assigned duties to me. How amazing it would be to really know that He knows me and that He wants me to do something! I would feel a bit overwhelmed that the Lord of the universe gave little ol' me something to do for Him. And I would feel completely commited to doing the appointed task. After all, if He knows me enough to make the assignment, He will know what I do with the assignment. I would want to give it my all, do everything possible to do it the best I could.
Well guess what, I believe He names names today. I believe that for every believer, He has called your name and said, I want you to do this particular job. He knows you, He has assigned something to you, and He knows how you are doing with that assignment. Gulp!! It seemed more straight-forward when God spoke directly to Moses and gave these specific individuals assigned tasks and a little easier perhaps to sense the awesomeness of the Lord's direction for that individual. To me, it simply means that we must diligently seek Him to learn what He has for us at this season of life. And it means just as much as then that we should devote ourselves wholeheartedly to doing it.
The great thing is that God has prepared us for the task He has for us, He has given us His Spirit to enable and empower us, and in confident faith we can see the job accomplished, maybe through our hands, but most assuredly by His Strength. Philippians 4:13 says "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." (NKJV).
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