Their Share

Numbers 17-20

So all of the other tribes of Israel got an inheritance carved out from the Promised Land, but what did the Levites get? What was their share of the inheritance? I used to think it was those few towns that were set aside for the Levites, but that was not really their inheritance.

And the Lord said to Aaron, “You priests will receive no allotment of land or share of property among the people of Israel. I am your share and your allotment. As for the tribe of Levi, your relatives, I will compensate them for their service in the Tabernacle. Instead of an allotment of land, I will give them the tithes from the entire land of Israel.

Having "I AM" be your share of the inheritance has to be way better than a piece of the desert... and yet these same people were the ones who several hundred years later would lead the call for the crucifixion of the Son of God. We might arrogantly assert that we would not have done that, but in a smaller way we do the same thing when we denigrate those we love the most. Familiarity breeds contempt... the Levites became close to God, and in the process held his prophetic word in contempt, and our present day actions indicate we would have done the same. Thankfully, God is full of mercy and loving kindness.