Carrying Burdens

 Numbers 3-4; Acts 25 

“’This is the service of the Gershonite clans as they work and carry burdens: They are to carry the curtains of the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting…You shall assign to them as their responsibility all they are to carry…Assign to each man the specific things he is to carry.’”

Numbers 4:24, 25, 27, 32

The specific assignments God gave the Levites by clans, families, and individually, served the whole community, enabling them to meet with God. The kingdom of God still functions with specific assignments for those who live under God’s authority. There are still burdens we are given as we pray - burdens for specific outcomes, Gospel assignments, and even specific mission locations and people God is reaching out to. As we carry these assignments from the Lord, we are required to be yoked with Christ. He promises us that his yoke will be easy and his burden light (Matthew 11:28-30).

Do we know our specific assignments and are we sharing them with Christ?

Have we taken assignments that don’t come from the Lord?

“Lord Jesus, you are my burden-bearer. I am so thankful I can serve with you, for your glory.”