May 19 :: 1 Chron 7-9; John 6:22-44

Is it the case that now that the Spirit of God is no longer in the physically-built sanctuary, but in the hearts of His people, that we still are not assigned to administer to particular functions and roles of the Spirit? By no means! Think about a group of men and women that you have fellowship with and consider how this group may or may not be functioning as a team to carry out the services of the Holy Spirit. 

1) Do you play a certain role through a gifting from God? 

2) Does your brother or sister have a specific function of which you are aware? 

3) Is there anything you would change to be more obedient to what the Lord has called you to do regarding serving others through the Holy Spirit in you?

Consider the following scripture:

1 Chronicles 9:22-33

"They were registered by genealogy in their villages. The gatekeepers had been assigned to their positions of trust by David and Samuel the seer. They and their descendants were in charge of guarding the gates of the house of the LORD -the house called the Tent. The gatekeepers were on the four sides: east, west, north and south. Their brothers in their villages had to come from time to time and share their duties for seven-day periods. But the four principal gatekeepers, who were Levites, were entrusted with the responsibility for the rooms and treasuries in the house of God. They would spend the night stationed around the house of God, because they had to guard it; and they had charge of the key for opening it each morning.

Some of them were in charge of the articles used in the temple service; they counted them when they were brought in and when they were taken out. Others were assigned to take care of the furnishings and all the other articles of the sanctuary, as well as the flour and wine, and the oil, incense and spices. But some of the priests took care of mixing the spices. A Levite named Mattithiah, the firstborn son of Shallum the Korahite, was entrusted with the responsibility for baking the offering bread. Some of their Kohathite brothers were in charge of preparing for every Sabbath the bread set out on the table. 

Those who were musicians, heads of Levite families, stayed in the rooms of the temple and were exempt from other duties because they were responsible for the work day and night."