Numbers 7:72

Numbers 7:72 says, On the eleventh day Pagiel the son of Ocran, prince of the children of Asher, offered:  Pagiel, the prince of the tribe of Asyer, brought their gifts on the eleventh day.  Verse seventy-three adds, His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:  Verse seventy-four continues, One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense: These were the gifts that would be used permanently in the tabernacle, as well as sacrifices that would be temporary.   Verse seventy-five states, One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:  Verse seventy-six adds, One kid of the goats for a sin offering:  Verse seventy-seven continues, And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Pagiel the son of Ocran.  These were the temporary sacrifices brought by Pagiel, and concluded their gifts and sacrifices.  Verse seventy-eight says, On the twelfth day Ahira the son of Enan, prince of the children of Naphtali, offered:  On the twelfth day, the last day these gifts and sacrifices were to be offered, Ahira, prince of the tribe of Naphtali brought their gifts and sacrifices.  Their gifts and offerings were no less important because of when they were presented, and neither are ours today.  Verse seventy-nine adds, His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:  Verse eighty continues, One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:  These were the permanent gifts mixed with temporary offerings,  Verse eighty-one states, One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:  Verse eighty-two adds, One kid of the goats for a sin offering:  Verse eighty-three continues, And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Ahira the son of Enan.  This was the temporary offerings for sacrificial purposes, and completed not only the gifts of Ahira, but also of all the tribes at this time.  This did not mean that this was all they would ever give, and if we give to for a particular purpose in the church, that does not free us from giving going forth.  Verse eighty-four says, This was the dedication of the altar, in the day when it was anointed, by the princes of Israel: twelve chargers of silver, twelve silver bowls, twelve spoons of gold:  Verse eighty-five adds, Each charger of silver weighing an hundred and thirty shekels, each bowl seventy: all the silver vessels weighed two thousand and four hundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary:  Verse eighty-six continues, The golden spoons were twelve, full of incense, weighing ten shekels apiece, after the shekel of the sanctuary: all the gold of the spoons was an hundred and twenty shekels. Between them, the twelve tribes brought all the things needed for use at the altar.  It we work together as Christians we will meet all the needs of the church.  Verse eighty-seven states, All the oxen for the burnt offering were twelve bullocks, the rams twelve, the lambs of the first year twelve, with their meat offering: and the kids of the goats for sin offering twelve. Verse eighty-eight adds, And all the oxen for the sacrifice of the peace offerings were twenty and four bullocks, the rams sixty, the he goats sixty, the lambs of the first year sixty. This was the dedication of the altar, after that it was anointed.  This was the number of sacrificial animals brought, which would have to be replenished in time.  Some of our gifts are more permanent than others, but as long as we give under the leadership of the Holy Spirit, then all the needs of the church will be met.  Verse eighty-nine declares, And when Moses was gone into the tabernacle of the congregation to speak with him, then he heard the voice of one speaking unto him from off the mercy seat that was upon the ark of testimony, from between the two cherubims: and he spake unto him.  Moses went into the tabernacle to talk with God, and he heard Him speak from the mercy seat on the ark of the covenant. As followers of Christ, God will speak to us today from His mercy seat if we are looking to talk to Him.  Of course, this is based on our covenant relationship with Jesus Christ as our personal Savior and Lord.