Plenty of history in this passage, but I find something very interesting. The age of the Levites for their active years of ministry?
In case you missed it it's in vs. 47 of chapter four: 30-50. You heard that right, not 29, not 51; 30-50.
What does that say to us? What principles can we glean from this?
Well Christ didn't put such rigid structure in place for the church, but I think it says a good deal about the value and seriousness of vocational ministry. Not everyone is mature enough, and not everyone has the same energy and influence. This doesn't at all mean we need to make this a law, but we do need to have on our radars the challenges a Pastor/ Elder faces and that the window isn't open forever.
This also makes me thankful that Christ is the head of the church, and the church will not rise or fall on man. It's under His control, and the gates of hell cannot prevail against it.
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