2Ch 31:6 | KingComments | STEP | The order of Hezekiah spreads ( ). Here we see the word at work (cf. ; ). It ends up in the hearts of the Israelites, and that is where the willingness to give, works. An abundance of “the first fruits” is provided, and they bring “in abundantly the tithe of all” (cf. ; ). The contributions come from all the cities of Judah ( ). Nobody stays behind. Everything is first consecrated to the LORD their God, and then given to the priests and the Levites. God comes first. What we give to others will only be of service if we first give it to the Lord and get it from Him and then pass it on. The tithes that are brought begin in the third month, at Pentecost, when the barley harvest is brought in ( ). In the seventh month, the month of the Feast of Booths, the feast of the collection of fruits ( ), they are ready. Everything that the field yields is brought in. The making of heaps of gifts means that the contributions are put in order. This prevents chaos and maintains the overview. It is like with the multiplication of the loaves and the fish by the Lord Jesus. He also brings order to the crowd by having them sit in groups of fifty and a hundred in the grass ( ). What is happening here gives us a picture of a revival with sight on the blessings of the land ( ). It speaks of the fact that we see our task and to show what those blessings are. This happens when the people of God have been busy collecting the fruits of the land, that is to say have been busy with the spiritual blessings in the heavenly places. That is what the heart can be focused on in daily life. This benefits the priests and the Levites. The priest in us, that is, our priesthood, can only function properly when we have knowledge of the blessings of the land and have enjoyed them. What we as ordinary members of God’s people are during the week is reflected in our priestly service in the meeting. It is the Israelite in us, as a picture of what we are in daily life, who, so to speak, sustains the priest and the Levite in us. This means that our priestly service and our Levite service, that is to bring sacrifices as priests and serve with our spiritual gifts as servants, cannot be higher than what we have seen in the daily life of the Lord and His blessings.

‏ 2 Chronicles 31:6

An Abundance of Sacred Gifts

The order of Hezekiah spreads (2Chr 31:5). Here we see the word at work (cf. 1Thes 2:13; Acts 6:7a). It ends up in the hearts of the Israelites, and that is where the willingness to give, works. An abundance of “the first fruits” is provided, and they bring “in abundantly the tithe of all” (cf. Exo 35:21; 1Chr 29:9).

The contributions come from all the cities of Judah (2Chr 31:6). Nobody stays behind. Everything is first consecrated to the LORD their God, and then given to the priests and the Levites. God comes first. What we give to others will only be of service if we first give it to the Lord and get it from Him and then pass it on.

The tithes that are brought begin in the third month, at Pentecost, when the barley harvest is brought in (2Chr 31:7). In the seventh month, the month of the Feast of Booths, the feast of the collection of fruits (Exo 23:16b), they are ready. Everything that the field yields is brought in. The making of heaps of gifts means that the contributions are put in order. This prevents chaos and maintains the overview. It is like with the multiplication of the loaves and the fish by the Lord Jesus. He also brings order to the crowd by having them sit in groups of fifty and a hundred in the grass (Mk 6:39-40).

What is happening here gives us a picture of a revival with sight on the blessings of the land (Deu 8:8 ; Deu 12:6). It speaks of the fact that we see our task and to show what those blessings are. This happens when the people of God have been busy collecting the fruits of the land, that is to say have been busy with the spiritual blessings in the heavenly places. That is what the heart can be focused on in daily life. This benefits the priests and the Levites.

The priest in us, that is, our priesthood, can only function properly when we have knowledge of the blessings of the land and have enjoyed them. What we as ordinary members of God’s people are during the week is reflected in our priestly service in the meeting. It is the Israelite in us, as a picture of what we are in daily life, who, so to speak, sustains the priest and the Levite in us. This means that our priestly service and our Levite service, that is to bring sacrifices as priests and serve with our spiritual gifts as servants, cannot be higher than what we have seen in the daily life of the Lord and His blessings.