February 6

Your Purpose on Earth. Numbers 4

In our reading today the Levites are given their mission on earth. There are three clans and they are responsible for the care of the tabernacle and the outer courtyard. There are 22,000 Levites so the job they have must have been tremendously important and vital for the nation.
This position was not to be taken lightly. Numbers 4:17-20 gives a warning not to be peeking and snooping around the Tabernacle. If they do this they are facing a potential life threatening situation.

Thinking about your life in light of this truth:
What is the responsibility God has given you?
Do you know why God has placed you on this planet?
Only 3% of Americans have a written mission statement for their life. The truth is that most people have no idea why God has given them a new day of life.

Here are some tips on how to find your mission in life.

1. Ask God to show you. Start with prayer and a quiet heart.
2. Open your Bible and see the mandates that he has given to you. Write these down.
3. Write a time line of your life. God can use every event of our lives to future his kingdom.
Remember the story of Joseph... God can even use evil things for good.
4. What are your passions? What things are really important to you and set your heart on fire?
5. What do you do well? Remember God gave the skills to the artesians in Exodus 35? God has given you your skills. What are they?

This process of gathering all of this information will take you several weeks. But there is no more important task then knowing your mission.

I might surprise you one day and ask you, “What is your mission on earth?” I hope you have a solid answer for me. That is the only way to live a meaningful life.

There are three types of people in the world today:
1. Those who make things happen.
2. Those who watch things happen.
3. Those who say, “What happened?”

May God give us the strength to make things happen.