Numbers 8: Their Charge

This reading gives us information about the work of Levites until they reached the age of fifty. It is referred to as “their charge.” It comes from a word that means “duty.” There is nothing dishonorable about doing one’s duty, fulfilling requirements, upholding responsibilities. Too many people think that they can just “feel” their way through life, “serving” God according to their own ideas of right. Our “charge” before God is to learn and do His will by fulfilling our duties.