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申命记［第十八章］
Book of Deuteronomy 18

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申命记 第十八章|Book of Deuteronomy 18

【服事者都要对准神】

主讲：陈炎明牧师

02/11/2022

引言：【专职服事者】

一、专职服事神者之分（18:1-8）

1.全职服事神的人无业无分？（V1）

神所特别拣选的祭司利未人，要全然摆上服事神，但是却不能像一般以色利民得地为业，而是无份无业，只能吃众民所献祭的，你怎么看这事呢？你还敢回应呼召全职服事吗？

2.神是他们的产业且得上好（V2-4）

看是没有产业的祭司利未人，原来神就是他们的产业。意思说，他们所得的是神所预备和供应的，而且是上好、初熟的、首先得到的。

3.自己和子孙都要事奉耶和华（V5-8）

要明白，进入全职服事是神的呼召与拣选，人是以愿意甘心摆上作回应。当自己摆上服事，也意味着把自己的后代也献上。深信将来他们或子孙或后代必有许多服事神的人。

二、专职服事者不世俗（18:9-14）

神不要祂的子民跟随世界的风俗，‘不要效法这个世界···。’（罗12:1），‘也不要跟随世界的潮流···’（弗2:2）。神一再表明祂对子民的要求，更何况是对祭司利未人。

三、专职服事先知领导（18:15-22）

1.像摩西那样的先知（V15-19）

神在透过摩西带领以色列百姓从奴隶到一国，摩西像是他们的王，更是代祷祭司，站立在子民与神中间，又是先知，领受神的话传递神的话。在摩西之后的以色列历史，充满许多先知为神传话。然而这里所说的“一位像摩西那样的先知”，这不是指向耶稣基督吗？（希3:1-2）不听信主的话语必被定罪不是吗？（可16:16）

2.先知必须为神代言（V20-22）

先知如果说神没有说的话必被治死！意思说先知预言如果没有应验，他就必被治死吗？因为如果神说的就必定成为不是吗？不！神会因为人的悔改或悖逆而改变祂所说过的话。就像先知约拿的预言没有应验，那是因为尼尼微全城悔改，神就不按照祂让约拿去传讲的预言应验。约拿并没有因为预言无效而被治死。

事实上预言从来没有落空的先知也许只有撒母耳一人，但是圣经中有许多位先知，不见得所有预言都应验。背后当然有许多因素。

总结：摆上一生服事神！

全职同工是祭司利未人，你如果愿意起来服事，你也可以成为祭司利未人。让神国全教会都起来服事神吧！

Deuteronomy 18: Dedicated Servant
GK611 Morning Devotion
02/11/2022
Speaker: Rev David Tan

Introduction: Servants are to be aligned with God

1. The division of servant

(1) Those who serve God full-time are jobless and scoreless? (V1)

The Levites, who were specially chosen by God, were to serve God fully, but they could not work like the common Israelites who were given land, but had no share and no work, and could only eat the sacrifices of the people. Do you still dare to answer the call to full-time service?

(2) God is their inheritance and they are well off (v2-4)

The Levites, who appeared to be priests without an inheritance, turned out that God was their inheritance. This means that what they received was prepared and provided by God, and that it was good, first-fruits, and first-acquired.

(3) You and your children are to serve the Lord (V5-8)

It is important to understand that entering into full-time ministry is God's call and election, and one responds by willingly and willingly setting oneself up. When one sets oneself up for ministry, it also means offering one's offspring to serve as well. Believe that in the future there will be many of them or their children or descendants who will serve God.

2. Those who are dedicated to ministry are not worldly (V9-14)

God does not want His people to follow the customs of the world, 'do not be conformed to this world---.' (Rom. 12:1), 'nor follow the fashions of the world---' (Eph. 2:2). God repeatedly shows what He requires of His people, let alone of the priestly Levites.

3. Dedicated service to prophetic leadership (V15-22)

(1) A prophet like Moses (V15-19)

God was leading the people of Israel from slavery to nationhood through Moses, who was like their king, but also an intercessory priest who stood between the people and God, and a prophet who received God's word and delivered it. The history of Israel after Moses was filled with many prophets who delivered God's word. However, does not the phrase "a prophet like Moses" here point to Jesus Christ? (Hebrews 3:1-2) Will you not be condemned for not hearing the word of the Lord? (Mark 16:16)

(2) Prophets must speak for God (V20-22)

If a prophet says something that God has not said, he will be put to death! Does it mean that if a prophet prophesies and his words are not fulfilled, he will be put to death?

Because if God says something, it must be something else? No! God will change what He has said because of man's repentance or rebellion. Just as the prophet Jonah's prophecy was not fulfilled, it was because the whole city of Nineveh repented, and God did not fulfill the prophecy according to what He had told Jonah to preach. Jonah was not put to death because the prophecy was not valid.

In fact, the only prophet whose prophesy never goes void was perhaps Samuel, but there are many prophets in the Bible, and not all prophecies are fulfilled. There are certainly many factors behind this.

Conclusion: Set out to serve God all your life!

Full-time co-workers are priests and Levites. If you are willing to rise up and serve, you can be a priest and Levite too. Let the whole church of God's kingdom rise up to serve God!