The Levite Musician's Ihheritance

 

                                       The Levite Musician’s Inheritance  

       Numbers 18:20 states, “And the LORD spake unto Aaron, thou shalt have no inheritance in their land, neither shalt thou have any part among them:  I am thy part and thine inheritance among the children of Israel.”

       It must have disturbed the Priests and the Levites that they weren’t given any land as an inheritance.  They were supposed to receive a tithe for their inheritance.  Many Christian musicians have a tendency to question the fact that they have so little in this life.  These musicians often work part time in a church, Christian school, or Christian college and “mend tents” as a means to pay the bills.

       The striking import of this Scripture is that Jehovah promised the priests and Levites that, “I am thy part and thine inheritance”.  I cannot find any place in the Old Testament where God made this promise to any of the Israelites who were not from the tribe of Levi.

       The self-existent eternal God who is has promised to be the portion and inheritance of the musician who ministers for him.  Praise God!  He has promised to be our portion if we will be faithful at our place of music ministry.  We may not be able to claim very much of the terra firma but God himself claims us as his heirs.  Wow!!  God claims as his own heirs.  I don’t know about you, but I would rather inherit a portion of God’s eternal riches than to have this world’s riches.