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Daily Devotionals
Day by Day Devotional - Year 2 of 5
1 Chronicles 23:1-6; 1 Chronicles 23:24-32
David makes Solomon sit with him on his throne. No mention is made here of the conspiracy of Adonijah, nor of the circumstances surrounding the coronation of the new king. As a result of this, we can here rise to loftier heights than we have in the 1st book of Kings, and consider in type the Son seated with the Father on His throne (see Revelation 3:21). Now one of the activities of Jesus in the glory is revealed to us in Ephesians 4:8-12 : "when he ascended up on high, he . . . gave gifts unto men . . . some, apostles; and some, prophets: and some, evangelists: and some, pastors and teachers; for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ".
Here, and in the following chapters, we witness the appointment of each worker: overseers, stewards, judges, porters, musicians, divided according to the three families of the Levites. Their functions are specific, and especially those concerned with the essential service of praise and thanksgiving. To worship and praise God every morning and every evening is a highly privileged service . . . and it is within our own reach! (v. 30).
In the following chapter we have the priests, the sons of Aaron, who are divided into twenty-four courses.
