Numbers 4:49: "According to the commandment of the Lord through Moses they were listed, each one with his task of serving or carrying. Thus they were listed by him, as the Lord commanded Moses".
I just love the way God in his perfect wisdom doesn't disregard the community for the individual nor the individual for the community. This conflict between individualism and community is an old dog in the ranks of the "isms"..but only in God's design for humankind can we find perfect harmony between these two. God has designed every person witth a specific set of features to fulfill a unique role, a role that would make the community he is part of more complete, to make it function better. And as in a cyclical way, this enhanced community would help every individual fulfill his purpose. All happening thru the power of the Holy Spirit and for the glory of God.
I know this passage refers primarily to the Levites in the O.T and is mostly applied to the church in conjuction with Paul reference to the parts of the body in 1 Corinthians 14. But I think we can also apply it to the community as a whole. After all, God's vision of community is paralell to his vision for the church.
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