So all the Israelites obeyed the commands that the Lord gave to Moses and Aaron.
Numbers 3:51 - Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version Moses obeyed the Lord’s command and gave the silver to Aaron and his sons. He did it just as the Lord had told him. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. |
So all the Israelites obeyed the commands that the Lord gave to Moses and Aaron.
“Remember and obey the law of my servant Moses. I gave those laws and rules to him at Mount Horeb. They are for all the people of Israel.
Moses did exactly what the Lord commanded—he counted the people while they were in the desert of Sinai.
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! Don’t accept their gifts!”
Give the silver to Aaron and his sons as payment for the 273 Israelites.’”
Moses collected the silver from the firstborn men of the Israelites. He collected 1365 shekels of silver, using the official measure.
Others have this right to get things from you. So surely we have this right too. But we don’t use this right. No, we endure everything ourselves so that we will not stop anyone from obeying the Good News of Christ.
take care of the group of people you are responsible for. They are God’s flock. 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.