God’s Royal Priesthood (8)

The son of a prophet in due time may himself be a prophet. The son of a king, provided he is the oldest son, may look forward to having his father's throne. But the son of a priest knows without having any doubt to becloud the issue that he will also be priest. In fact every son born in the tribe of Levi knew that his whole life was dedicated to service of God in the tabernacle or temple. H e had no problem to decide what his vocation would be. He had no choice in the matter. His work was all...