Elementary Level, Block 5—Aaron to Ruth
Week 42
The Levites
Point to Emphasize: We can be those who happily complete the task assigned to us.
Reference Reading: Numbers 8:5-26
Memory Verse: Whatever your hand finds to do, do with all your might… (Ecclesiastes 9:10a)
Story Sample
Last week we learned that God chose Aaron and his sons to be separated from the children of Israel for them to serve God in a special way. They were to serve God as priests—a very special and important job. Because there were so many important things that needed to be taken care of in the tabernacle, God also chose another group of people to help Aaron and his sons in their priesthood. God chose the Levites as a gift to Aaron and his sons. They would be the ones who would help the priests by caring for the house of God.
How did the Levites help the priests? The Levites were put in charge of the tabernacle and all of its contents. They were assigned to care for the animals used for different things around the tabernacle. Also, when the children of Israel were commanded to move, the Levites were the ones to pack up and carry the tabernacle with all its furnishings. When the people arrived at a new place, the Levites were the ones to set up the tabernacle and everything in it. No one else from the children of Israel could touch those things, but only the Levites.
Did you know that we are like the Levites, too? We all are assigned tasks to do, such as doing our homework, picking up after ourselves, making our bed in the morning, or helping set the table for dinner. There are so many things that need to be done at home, at school, and even around our meeting hall. Taking out the trash or sweeping the floor, are just a few we can name. Who will do all these things? Well, everyone can be assigned tasks to help take care of things. At home our parents give us chores to help around the house. What about at school? Do your teachers assign you things to do? How about at children’s meeting? Do your serving ones assign certain ones to help with snacks, or with the chairs, or with cleaning up? Yes. We all are assigned to do things and we all should do our part. It is so good to help out. If no one did the task assigned to them, we would have a very messy home, we won’t have any toys because no one put them away when they last played with them, and we won’t have any snacks because the person assigned to bring snacks didn’t want to do it. [Storyteller, insert a story about a chore you had as a child.]
There might be some tasks that you like and some that you don’t like. But we can be those who learn how to do all kind of tasks, and also do them happily and well. And if we don’t know how to do it, we can learn. Instead of whining or complaining, “Why me?” or “Again?” or “It’s too hard,” we can be like the Levites. They did everything they were assigned to do and they did it well.
Every task is important! All tasks are equally needed. We all need to work together to do all our assigned tasks and do them well, just like the Levites. And just like them, we can also be those who are happy to do whatever is assigned to us.