Eze 48:29 | KingComments | STEP | Now in follows the division of the land of the remaining five tribes. These tribes are south of the sanctuary and the area that is as an allotment or a heave-offering for the LORD. Like the tribes north of them, these tribes also receive a strip of land across the entire width of the land, from east to west. These tribes are also named in order from north to south. The division of the inheritance of the tribes of Israel concludes by saying that each tribe will have its inheritance and portion ( ). The manner in which the inheritance is appropriated is by lot. For us it is also important to accept the portion that has been allotted to us by the Lord and His Spirit and then to abide by it ( ; ; ; ). When we abide by what we have received in terms of spiritual gifts, what the Lord has allotted to us, it will keep us from slothfulness on the one hand and from lording over others on the other. It means that we respect others in what they have been given. We may serve with what we ourselves have received and we may be served by what others have received.

‏ Ezekiel 48:29

New Division of the South

Now in Eze 48:23-28 follows the division of the land of the remaining five tribes. These tribes are south of the sanctuary and the area that is as an allotment or a heave-offering for the LORD. Like the tribes north of them, these tribes also receive a strip of land across the entire width of the land, from east to west. These tribes are also named in order from north to south.

The division of the inheritance of the tribes of Israel concludes by saying that each tribe will have its inheritance and portion (Eze 48:29). The manner in which the inheritance is appropriated is by lot.

For us it is also important to accept the portion that has been allotted to us by the Lord and His Spirit and then to abide by it (Rom 12:3; 1Cor 12:14 ; 18-20 ; 27; 2Cor 10:12-18; Eph 4:7). When we abide by what we have received in terms of spiritual gifts, what the Lord has allotted to us, it will keep us from slothfulness on the one hand and from lording over others on the other. It means that we respect others in what they have been given. We may serve with what we ourselves have received and we may be served by what others have received.