Numbers 18:20

Numbers 18:20 says, And the LORD spake unto Aaron, Thou shalt have no inheritance in their land, neither shalt thou have any part among them: I am thy part and thine inheritance among the children of Israel.  The Levites were to have no inheritance among the people of Israel, because God was their inheritance.  As Christians, we really have no inheritance in this world, because we belong to God, and He will one day call us home to heaven, leaving everything in this world behind.  Verse twenty-one adds, And, behold, I have given the children of Levi all the tenth in Israel for an inheritance, for their service which they serve, even the service of the tabernacle of the congregation.  The Levites were given all the tenth, or tithe, from the people of Israel to use to sustain them.  Though they had no inheritance, the Levites were well provided for.  Some today are called into full time ministry, and those who have jobs in the world should provide forcthem under God's leadership.  They are not to become rich, neither should they struggle to survive.  Verse twenty-two continues, Neither must the children of Israel henceforth come nigh the tabernacle of the congregation, lest they bear sin, and die.  The Levites had no inheritance, but had the honor of serving in the tabernacle, and the rest of the tribes had an inheritance, but could not serve in the tabernacle.  Neither group should have had any reason to be envious of the other.  When we are obedient to God's calling, we should never be envious of one another.  Verse twenty-three states,  But the Levites shall do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation, and they shall bear their iniquity: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations, that among the children of Israel they have no inheritance.  The Levites were given the privilege of serving in the tabernacle, but they would have no inheritance in this world.  They were the priests forever.  We as followers of Christ are a priesthood of believers, and we should not put our faith in the things of this world.  They are not our inheritance, but Heaven is.  Verse twenty-four adds, But the tithes of the children of Israel, which they offer as an heave offering unto the LORD, I have given to the Levites to inherit: therefore I have said unto them, Among the children of Israel they shall have no inheritance.  God said that since He was providing for the Levites by their sharing in the offerings and tithes, that they needed no inheritance.  If we truly believe that God is providing for us today, we need no inheritance in this world.