June 23, 2022
Numbers 3:27–51
27To Kohath
belonged the clans of the Amramites, Izharites, Hebronites and Uzzielites;
these were the Kohathite clans. 28The number of all the males a
month old or more was 8,600. The Kohathites were responsible for the care of
the sanctuary. 29The Kohathite clans were to camp on the south side
of the tabernacle. 30The leader of the families of the Kohathite
clans was Elizaphan son of Uzziel. 31They were responsible for the
care of the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the articles of the
sanctuary used in ministering, the curtain, and everything related to their
use. 32The chief leader of the Levites was Eleazar son of Aaron, the
priest. He was appointed over those who were responsible for the care of the
sanctuary.
33To Merari
belonged the clans of the Mahlites and the Mushites; these were the Merarite
clans. 34The number of all the males a month old or more who were
counted was 6,200. 35The leader of the families of the Merarite
clans was Zuriel son of Abihail; they were to camp on the north side of the
tabernacle. 36The Merarites were appointed to take care of the
frames of the tabernacle, its crossbars, posts, bases, all its equipment, and
everything related to their use, 37as well as the posts of the
surrounding courtyard with their bases, tent pegs and ropes.
38Moses and
Aaron and his sons were to camp to the east of the tabernacle, toward the
sunrise, in front of the Tent of Meeting. They were responsible for the care of
the sanctuary on behalf of the Israelites. Anyone else who approached the
sanctuary was to be put to death.
39The 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.
40The LORD
said to Moses, "Count all the firstborn Israelite males who are a month
old or more and make a list of their names. 41Take the Levites for
me in place of all the firstborn of the Israelites, and the livestock of the
Levites in place of all the firstborn of the livestock of the Israelites. I am
the LORD."
42So Moses
counted all the firstborn of the Israelites, as the LORD commanded him. 43The
total number of firstborn males a month old or more, listed by name, was
22,273.
44The LORD
also said to Moses, 45"Take the Levites in place of all the
firstborn of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites in place of their
livestock. The Levites are to be mine. I am the LORD. 46To redeem
the 273 firstborn Israelites who exceed the number of the Levites, 47collect
five shekels for each one, according to the sanctuary shekel, which weighs
twenty gerahs. 48Give the money for the redemption of the additional
Israelites to Aaron and his sons."
49So Moses
collected the redemption money from those who exceeded the number redeemed by
the Levites. 50From the firstborn of the Israelites he collected
silver weighing 1,365 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel. 51Moses
gave the redemption money to Aaron and his sons, as he was commanded by the
word of the LORD.
Psalm
143
1A psalm of
David. O LORD, hear my prayer, listen to my cry for mercy; in your faithfulness
and righteousness come to my relief. 2Do not bring your servant into
judgment, for no one living is righteous before you. 3The enemy
pursues me, he crushes me to the ground; he makes me dwell in darkness like
those long dead. 4So my spirit grows faint within me; my heart
within me is dismayed. 5I remember the days of long ago; I meditate
on all your works and consider what your hands have done. 6I spread
out my hands to you; my soul thirsts for you like a parched land. [Selah] 7Answer
me quickly, O LORD; my spirit fails. Do not hide your face from me or I will be
like those who go down to the pit. 8Let the morning bring me word of
your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should
go, for to you I lift up my soul. 9Rescue me from my enemies, O
LORD, for I hide myself in you. 10Teach me to do your will, for you
are my God; may your good Spirit lead me on level ground. 11For your
name's sake, O LORD, preserve my life; in your righteousness, bring me out of
trouble. 12In your unfailing love, silence my enemies; destroy all
my foes, for I am your servant.
2
Corinthians 5:16-21
16So from
now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view. Though we once regarded
Christ in this way, we do so no longer. 17Therefore, if anyone is in
Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! 18All
this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the
ministry of reconciliation: 19that God was reconciling the world to
himself in Christ, not counting men's sins against them. And he has committed
to us the message of reconciliation. 20We are therefore Christ's
ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on
Christ's behalf: Be reconciled to God. 21God made him who had no sin
to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
2
Corinthians 6:1-13
1As God's
fellow workers we urge you not to receive God's grace in vain. 2For
he says,
"In the time of my favor I heard you, and
in the day of salvation I helped you."
I tell you, now is the time of God's favor,
now is the day of salvation.
3We put no
stumbling block in anyone's path, so that our ministry will not be discredited.
4Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in
great endurance; in troubles, hardships and distresses; 5in
beatings, imprisonments and riots; in hard work, sleepless nights and hunger; 6in
purity, understanding, patience and kindness; in the Holy Spirit and in sincere
love; 7in truthful speech and in the power of God; with weapons of
righteousness in the right hand and in the left; 8through glory and
dishonor, bad report and good report; genuine, yet regarded as impostors; 9known,
yet regarded as unknown; dying, and yet we live on; beaten, and yet not killed;
10sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich;
having nothing, and yet possessing everything.
11We have
spoken freely to you, Corinthians, and opened wide our hearts to you. 12We
are not withholding our affection from you, but you are withholding yours from
us. 13As a fair exchange--I speak as to my children--open wide your
hearts also.
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