Joshua 13 - Promised Inheritance

Recently, I heard a pastor say as he spoke to his congregation "I am believing that you will be enlarged in 2015". His congregation responded in "amens" around the room. When we look to the Lord a our provider we take a different attitude about possessions and worldly gain. Our goal becomes godliness and we find ourselves clinging less to the image of worldly success we once held so dearly. 

In Joshua chapter 13, the Lord instructs Joshua on the division of the land going tribe by tribe. Their boundaries were established so no one would question the lands. They were established by God himself. 

The Levites were mentioned several times because they were not to inherit any of the land for God was their inheritance. The Levites were not poorer than their kinsman tribes, they had merely been called to special service for God and He did not want them to set up for themselves turf in this world. God had a better plan for this tribe that would belong to Him all the days of their lives. They would not lack because God made provision for them. 

God may be enriching your material wealth here and may be using your wealth to supply the provision for His full time servants or to establish a ministry that proclaims the power and love of God to those who desperately need a word of hope. If you belong to God, material wealth is just as much in God's hands to accomplish His purposes as our lives are. We don't need to fret about our provision, we do however need to be faithful in applying the wealth that God supplies to its highest purpose. When we view our role as stewards of God's provision we act differently related to our inheritance. 

If we like the Levites have no land and nothing to call our own, we can also trust that God will use that circumstance for His  glory. We are not forgotten if we are not given a great possession here. God may be preparing us for an even greater inheritance. God himself may be our inheritance and we will be blessed beyond all worldly understanding. 

Matthew 6:33 tells us, "But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well". God doesn't forget to provide for his children. Make knowing God and faithfully serving Him your goal and you will be enlarged more than you ever imagined. 

May God richly bless you as you seek Him and as you serve Him.