Deut 18:1a The Levitical priests—indeed, the whole tribe of Levi—are to have no allotment or inheritance with Israel.
According to Google, an inheritance is money, property, a title, etc that is received by an heir when the previous holder has died. All the possessions that we work so hard for on this earth, all the things—house, car, “stuff”—cannot go with us when we die. They will be left behind as an inheritance for others.
Deut 18:1b They shall live on the food offerings presented to the LORD, for that is their inheritance.
Maybe it’s age that’s changing my perspective. I use to think that’s why you work—to get stuff. I come from a bit of a hoarder background, where stuff somehow equaled safety. But it doesn’t. Stuff is just stuff—inanimate, solidly fixed to this realm.
Deut 18:2a They shall have no inheritance among their fellow Israelites….
Lord, Thank You for this day, for this scripture, for the reminder that stuff is and always will be just stuff. There is no safety there, no love, no comfort. Thank You for the reminder that we have an inheritance in You, that Your inheritance is eternal. Help me to let go of anything that doesn’t draw me closer to You. Amen.
Deut 18:2b …the LORD is their inheritance, as He promised them.
Have a blessed day.
My faith, my life, my teaching–it's all a work in progress.