1 Chron. 23, 1 Chron. 24:1-19, 1 Chron. 25, 1 Chron. 26:1-11
Ryan: Yet another “job-that-we-could-do-without-if-we-followed-the-Bible”: career counselors. Most of what we read today was simply a list of who was going to do what job. And how did they decide who was going to do which job? They cast lots. How would you have liked it if instead of filling out those insipid career aptitude tests, that the school counselor came in and said, okay, here’s a 6-sided die. Roll and look up on this list to see what job you get to do when you graduate (if you’re lucky, you’d get a counselor who plays Dungeons & Dragons and so would have a 12- or 20-sided die to use instead). “All of them trained and skilled in music for the LORD–they numbered 288. Young and old alike, teacher as well as student, cast lots for their duties” (1 Chronicles 25:7-8). In some ways, I would have hated that, but in other ways, I would have loved that too. It sure takes the guess work out of “what do I want to be when I grow up?”
King David's Lyre: Echoes of Ancient Israel by Michael Levy
Samantha: As David makes preparations for the Lord’s temple he appoints musicians. “All these men were under the supervision of their fathers for the music of the temple of the LORD, with cymbals, lyres and harps, for the ministry at the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun and Heman were under the supervision of the king. Along with their relatives—all of them trained and skilled in music for the LORD -they numbered 288″ (1 Chron. 25:6-7). If you’ve never heard ancient music from a lyre check out the link below!
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/king-davids-lyre-echoes-ancient/id295165096
Tags: Discipleship, History
