“Remember and obey the law of Moses. Moses was my servant. I gave those laws and rules to him at Mount Horeb (Sinai). Those laws are for all the people of Israel.”
Numbers 3:51 - Easy To Read Version Moses obeyed the Lord. Moses gave the silver to Aaron and his sons just like the Lord commanded. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and Moses gave the money of them that were redeemed unto Aaron and to his sons, according to the word of the LORD, as the LORD commanded Moses. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Moses gave the money from those who were ransomed to Aaron and his sons, as the Lord commanded Moses. American Standard Version (1901) and Moses gave the redemption-money unto Aaron and to his sons, according to the word of Jehovah, as Jehovah commanded Moses. Common English Bible Moses gave the money for those rescued to Aaron and his sons according to the LORD’s word, as the LORD commanded Moses. Catholic Public Domain Version And he gave it to Aaron and his sons, according to the word by which the Lord had instructed him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And gave it to Aaron and his sons, according to the word that the Lord had commanded him. |
“Remember and obey the law of Moses. Moses was my servant. I gave those laws and rules to him at Mount Horeb (Sinai). Those laws are for all the people of Israel.”
Moses did exactly what the Lord commanded—Moses counted the people while they were in the Sinai desert.
So Moses became very angry. He said to the Lord, “I never did anything wrong to these people. I never took anything from them—not even a donkey! Lord, don’t accept their gifts!”
Give that silver to Aaron and his sons. It is the payment for the 273 people of Israel.’”
Moses collected the silver from the firstborn [49] men of the people of Israel. He collected 1,365 shekels [50] of silver, using the official measure. [51]
When you sin against your brothers and sisters in Christ like this and you hurt them by causing them to do things they feel are wrong, then you are also sinning against Christ.
take care of the group of people that you are responsible for. They are God’s flock. {\cf2\super [31]} Watch over that flock because you want to, not because you are forced to do it. That is how God wants it. Do it because you are happy to serve, not because you want money.