“Only to the tribe of Levi he had given no inheritance; the sacrifices of the LORD God of Israel made by fire are their inheritance, as He said to them.” ~Joshua 12:14

Finally, after decades of wondering in the wilderness, Joshua leads the Israelites into the land promised to them by God and it was time to see which tribe would get which chunk of land. Reuben would get land. So would Simeon and Judah and Issachar. Zebulun would get land. The tribes of Dan and Naphtali also. Gad and Asher. The tribes of Josephs family and of course, Benjamin. But not Levi.

Not Levi. God had other plans for this tribe.

The Levites received no inheritance other than the Lord (Deuteronomy 18:1-2). While every other tribe received acres upon acres of land, the Levites just got God.

Just got God?

Something inside me crinkles up its nose and says that’s not fair, but something else inside me tells me that my judgement and opinion of this situation is way off. It’s not right. It wholly disgusting. Because God should be enough — He is enough.

Always enough.

Yet I want to argue for Levi and say, “But God everyone else got a little something extra. Shouldn’t Levi?”

And the truth is I carry this same it’s-not-fair, I-want-more attitude into my own life and regarding my inheritance.

In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will, that we who first trusted in Christ should be to the praise of His glory. ~Ephesians 1:11-12

My flesh always demands more. “Yes, Jesus, you technically are enough, but that over there looks good too. Can I just have (fill in the blank)? And how about (fill in the blank again)?”

Oh my greedy, selfish and distracted soul!

Distracted, distracted soul.

If I’d keep my eyes on Jesus, if I’d keep focused on the One who loves me I would not be so lured by the world’s shiny, but rotting, junk.

When will I realize that having God as an inheritance makes me richer than any king or queen that has ever walked this earth? When will I get it through my thick skull that if I have God I have all I’ll ever need and that He is so much more than I think I want.

“Many ordinary treasures may be denied him, or if he is allowed to have them, the enjoyment of them will be so tempered that they will never be necessary to his happiness. Or if he must see them go, one after one, he will scarcely feel a sense of loss, for having the Source of all things he has in One all satisfaction, all pleasure, all delight. Whatever he may lose he has actually lost nothing, for he now has it all in One, and he has it purely, legitimately and forever.” -AW Tozer, The Pursuit of God (affiliate link)

Lord in heaven, what a fool I am to not be satisfied with You. You have given me so much, but the only gift that will ever bring me satisfaction is You. Please forgive me for wanting more, for taking You for granted, and not seeing that You are my inheritance. Please cleanse me and help me to live a life that reflects joy in You. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.

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Friends,

I’m glad to be back from my longer than planned blogging break. I appreciate your patience and hope that we can quickly get back in the habit of sharing our posts here. I look forward to reading many of your wonderful words.

For those of you who may be new to Quietly Through Thursdays, these are posts written while reading quietly through the Bible. I share some of what the Holy Spirit is revealing about my heart here in hopes of encouraging you in your walk with God through His word.

Only by grace,

Kelli

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