1 Chronicles 23:13
The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron and his descendants were set apart forever to consecrate the most holy things, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister before Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name forever.
Sermons
Separation and ConsecrationR. Tuck 1 Chronicles 23:13
Enumeration and Arrangement of the Levites for Their ServiceF. Whitfield 1 Chronicles 23:1-32
The Sacred Tribe: Their Service and OursW. Clarkson 1 Chronicles 23:3-32














Aaron was separated in order that he might be consecrated to the "sanctifying of the most holy things" (see Exodus 28.). All of us should be consecrated, but some of us may be also called and separated unto some special service. Expressing the consecrated separateness of Christian believers, St. Peter says, "Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ" (1 Peter 2:5).

I. THE DIVINE REQUIREMENT OF CHARACTER. Personal holiness and the refined culture of all faculty and virtue are necessary if we would serve God in any sphere. It should be distinctly apprehended that God calls to his service not men's powers, but men with their powers, and so a man's character God wants consecrated for him and to him.

II. THE DIVINE ELECTION TO SERVICE. Much of the difficulty felt concerning God's election has arisen from our fixing attention on election to privilege, and setting in quite the background election to service. But God puts first "election to service," and bases such election on the known fitness of particular men for particular work. The attendant "privilege" is little more than the accident attending on, or the reward given to, faithful service. Aaron was honoured by his place and sphere of work.

III. THE DIVINE SEPARATION TO PARTICULAR SERVICE. God condescends to the minutest things, and fits his people for the smallest places. We easily recognize the Divine call of men upon emergencies, and the special call of the men of genius in every age; but we should feel that every one of us, in the family, the Church, and the world, is called of God, and separated unto his particular work; and "every man, wherein he is called, should therein abide with God."

IV. THE RELATION OF ALL SEPARATED ONES TO THE WHOLE. Each, in his separated sphere, is to become an example, and so a sanctifying power, upon the rest. There is a tendency in us all to feel the force of an example shown in some other sphere than our own, and in this way each one of us exerts a real influence on the whole. Aaron pleaded by his example for the sanctified life of every Israelite. Common consecration to God, and openness to yield to all Divine calls and separations, are the secrets of deliverance from all jealousies and envies. - R.T.

So when David was old and full of days.
The pathos of David's action will be more clearly recognised if we remember that the literal translation is, "Now David had become satisfied with days." Satisfied with days, but not satisfied with labour. David had seen all the contents of time, in poverty, persecution, honour, end majesty, and yet he was anxious for the consolidation of his empire and the construction of the temple. When the heathen poet described the death of a philosopher it was under the image of a guest who had to the full enjoyed the feast. David as a guest of the Lord had himself sat long enough at the table of time, and now he was desirous that his son should take up the service and enjoyment of the empire, whilst he himself went forth to the mysteries of another state. Old age can do for the future what mere youth is not permitted to attempt.

(J. Parker, D. D.)

People
Aaron, Amariah, Amram, Beriah, David, Eder, Eleazar, Eliezer, Gershom, Gershon, Gershonites, Haran, Haziel, Isshiah, Izhar, Jahath, Jahaziel, Jehiel, Jekameam, Jeremoth, Jeriah, Jerimoth, Jesiah, Jeush, Joel, Kish, Kohath, Laadan, Levi, Levites, Mahli, Merari, Micah, Mushi, Rehabiah, Shebuel, Shelomith, Shelomoth, Shimei, Shubael, Solomon, Uzziel, Zetham, Zina, Ziza, Zizah
Places
Jerusalem
Topics
Aaron, Age, Amram, Apart, Bless, Blessings, Burn, Burning, Care, Consecrate, Descendants, Forever, Hallowed, Holies, Holy, Incense, Minister, Offer, Offerings, Perfume, Pronounce, Sacrifices, Sanctified, Sanctify, Sanctifying, Separate, Separated, Serve, Service, Sons
Outline
1. David in his old age makes Solomon king
2. The number and distribution of the Levites
7. The families of the Gershonites
12. The sons of Kohath
21. The sons of Merari
24. The office of the Levites

Dictionary of Bible Themes
1 Chronicles 23:13

     5549   speech, positive
     8218   consecration
     8223   dedication
     8270   holiness, set apart
     8341   separation

1 Chronicles 23:2-24

     7266   tribes of Israel

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Chronicles
The comparative indifference with which Chronicles is regarded in modern times by all but professional scholars seems to have been shared by the ancient Jewish church. Though written by the same hand as wrote Ezra-Nehemiah, and forming, together with these books, a continuous history of Judah, it is placed after them in the Hebrew Bible, of which it forms the concluding book; and this no doubt points to the fact that it attained canonical distinction later than they. Nor is this unnatural. The book
John Edgar McFadyen—Introduction to the Old Testament

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