“And you shall bring the Levites before the LORD: and the children of Israel shall put their hands on the Levites: And Aaron shall offer the Levites before the LORD for an offering of the children of Israel, that they may execute the service of the LORD.” (Numbers 8:11)
Here God is telling Moses to bring the tribe of Levite before Him that He may demonstrate whom He has chosen for His service. All Israel must know that they (Levites) did not take this honor to themselves, but were called of God to it.
This also shows us that, all who are employed for God must be dedicated to Him, according to the employment. It is not uncommon today to have a pastor and the elders lay hands on and pray before the congregation for someone stepping out in faith to serve in any capacity. The key here is, the calling to serve should be from God and not from man.
Every true born again believer has heard and responded to the call of God on his/her life. The call to minister should be a similar Spirit type prompting confirmed by God in your heart.
Therefore, be still and listen, pray for conformation, then step out in faith and see what happens.
The Truth: “Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent to make your call and election sure, for if you do these things you will never stumble.” (2 Peter 1:10)
