1Chronicles 6:1

1Chronicles 6:1 says, The sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.  Levi was the third of the six sons of Jacob and Leah, and he and his descendants became the priestly tribe.  As Christians, we become a part of the priesthood of believers today.  Verse two adds, And the sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.  Verse three continues, And the children of Amram; Aaron, and Moses, and Miriam. The sons also of Aaron; Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.  Levi was also the grandfather of Aaron, Moses, and Miriam.  Verse four states, Eleazar begat Phinehas, Phinehas begat Abishua,  These would be Aaron's grandchildren, and they were a part of a higher priesthood.  I don't believe any Christian is a part of some superior priesthood today, but we are called to different places of service in God's Kingdom, some of which are viewed as more important.  I believe that as long as we are doing what God calls us to do, we are all of equal importance to carrying out His work in the world.  Verse five adds,  And Abishua begat Bukki, and Bukki begat Uzzi,  Verse six continues, And Uzzi begat Zerahiah, and Zerahiah begat Meraioth,  Verse seven says, Meraioth begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,  Verse eight adds, And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Ahimaaz,  Verse nine continues, And Ahimaaz begat Azariah, and Azariah begat Johanan,  Verse ten states, And Johanan begat Azariah, (he it is that executed the priest's office in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem:)  We are told that Azariah was serving as priest when Solomon built the Temple.  Since we are all a part of the priesthood of believers as followers of Christ and our bodies are the temple of the Holy Spirit, we should keep the temple holy unto God.  Verse eleven adds, And Azariah begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,  Verse twelve continues, And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Shallum,  Verse thirteen states, And Shallum begat Hilkiah, and Hilkiah begat Azariah,  Verse fourteen adds, And Azariah begat Seraiah, and Seraiah begat Jehozadak,  Verse fifteen continues, And Jehozadak went into captivity, when the Lord carried away Judah and Jerusalem by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.  The list concludes with Jehozadak, at the time God allowed His disobedient people to be carried away captive by Nebuchadnezzar.  Once we accept Jesus Christ as our personal Savior and Lord, we should never again allow ourselves to be taken captive by sin.  Since we are forever saved, we should be forever obedient to God, but as long we are alive here on earth, we can still give in to the temptation of sin.