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class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">priests <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">were <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">distinct <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">groups, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">both <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">serving <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">important <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">roles <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">in <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">worship <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">service <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">God, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">but <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">with <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">specific <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">differences <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">in <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">their <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">responsibilities.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 data-start=\"297\" data-end=\"314\"><strong data-start=\"302\" data-end=\"314\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Levites:<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"315\" data-end=\"670\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">The <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Levites <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">were <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">one <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">twelve <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">tribes <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Israel <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">that <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">were <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">chosen <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">by <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">God <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">for <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">special <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">service. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">However, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">not <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">all <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Levites <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">were <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">priests. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">The <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Levites&#8217; <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">duties <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">were <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">centered <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">around <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">assisting <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">priests <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">in <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">various <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">religious <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">ceremonial <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">tasks, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">but <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">they <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">were <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">not <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">directly <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">involved <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">in <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">priestly <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">role <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">offering <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">sacrifices <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">performing <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">acts <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">atonement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"672\" data-end=\"725\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Here <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">are <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">some <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">responsibilities <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Levites:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol data-start=\"726\" data-end=\"1704\">\n<li data-start=\"726\" data-end=\"976\">\n<p data-start=\"729\" data-end=\"976\"><strong data-start=\"729\" data-end=\"754\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Assistance <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">in <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Worship<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">: <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Levites <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">served <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">as <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">assistants <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">to <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">priests <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">in <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">various <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">aspects <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">sacrificial <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">system. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">They <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">were <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">responsible <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">for <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">preparing <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">offerings <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">assisting <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">in <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">care <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Tabernacle <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">later <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Temple (<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Numbers <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">1:<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">50).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"981\" data-end=\"1248\">\n<p data-start=\"984\" data-end=\"1248\"><strong data-start=\"984\" data-end=\"1028\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Guardians <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Builders <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Tabernacle<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">: <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Levites <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">were <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">entrusted <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">with <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">guarding <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Tabernacle <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">later <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Temple (<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Numbers <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">3:<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">21-<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">26). <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">They <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">also <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">assisted <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">in <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">constructing, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">disassembling, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">moving <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Tabernacle <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">during <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Israelites&#8217; <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">journey (<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Numbers <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">1:<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">48-<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">54).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1253\" data-end=\"1426\">\n<p data-start=\"1256\" data-end=\"1426\"><strong data-start=\"1256\" data-end=\"1279\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Teachers <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Law<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">: <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Levites <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">were <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">also <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">responsible <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">for <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">teaching <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">people <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Israel <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Law (<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Deuteronomy <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">33:<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">10). <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">They <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">acted <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">as <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">scribes <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">interpreters <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Scripture.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1431\" data-end=\"1560\">\n<p data-start=\"1434\" data-end=\"1560\"><strong data-start=\"1434\" data-end=\"1457\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Judges <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Advisors<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">: <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">In <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">matters <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">legal <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">disputes, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Levites <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">were <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">involved <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">in <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">rendering <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">judgments (<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Deuteronomy <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">17:<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">8-<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">13).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1562\" data-end=\"1704\">\n<p data-start=\"1565\" data-end=\"1704\"><strong data-start=\"1565\" data-end=\"1584\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Musical <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Worship<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">: <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Levites <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">served <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">as <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">musicians <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">singers <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">in <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Temple, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">leading <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">worship <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">in <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">presence <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">God (<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">1 <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Chronicles <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">9:<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">33).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4 data-start=\"1706\" data-end=\"1723\"><strong data-start=\"1711\" data-end=\"1723\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Priests:<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"1724\" data-end=\"2073\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">The <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">priests, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">specifically <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">descendants <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Aaron (<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">from <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">tribe <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Levi), <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">had <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">a <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">more <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">direct <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">role <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">in <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">offering <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">sacrifices <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">performing <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">acts <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">atonement <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">on <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">behalf <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">people. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">While <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">all <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">priests <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">were <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Levites, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">not <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">all <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Levites <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">were <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">priests. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">The <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">priests <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">were <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">chosen <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">to <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">offer <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">sacrifices <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">perform <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">sacred <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">duties <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">inside <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Tabernacle <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">or <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Temple.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2075\" data-end=\"2120\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Key <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">responsibilities <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">priests <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">included:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol data-start=\"2121\" data-end=\"2718\">\n<li data-start=\"2121\" data-end=\"2360\">\n<p data-start=\"2124\" data-end=\"2360\"><strong data-start=\"2124\" data-end=\"2137\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Atonement<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">: <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">The <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">priests <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">performed <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">key <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">sacrificial <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">duties, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">such <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">as <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">offering <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">animal <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">sacrifices <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">to <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">atone <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">for <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">sins <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">people (<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Hebrews <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">10:<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">11-<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">18). <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">This <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">was <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">a <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">critical <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">role <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">in <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">maintaining <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">relationship <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">between <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">God <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Israel.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2365\" data-end=\"2526\">\n<p data-start=\"2368\" data-end=\"2526\"><strong data-start=\"2368\" data-end=\"2391\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Blessing <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">People<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">: <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Priests <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">were <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">entrusted <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">with <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">blessing <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">people <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Israel. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">They <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">pronounced <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">blessings <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">over <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">congregation (<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Deuteronomy <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">10:<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">8).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2531\" data-end=\"2718\">\n<p data-start=\"2534\" data-end=\"2718\"><strong data-start=\"2534\" data-end=\"2570\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Carrying <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Ark <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Covenant<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">: <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">The <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">priests <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">were <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">also <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">responsible <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">for <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">carrying <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Ark <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Covenant, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">which <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">was <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">symbol <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">God\u2019s <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">presence <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">with <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">His <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">people (<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Deuteronomy <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">31:<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">9).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4 data-start=\"2720\" data-end=\"2761\"><strong data-start=\"2725\" data-end=\"2761\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Role <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">in <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Contemporary <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Church:<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"2762\" data-end=\"3248\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">In <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">New <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Testament <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">church <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">today, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">roles <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Levites <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">priests <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">are <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">no <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">longer <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">confined <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">to <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">specific <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">tribes <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">or <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">families. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Through <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Jesus <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Christ, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">every <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">believer <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">is <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">now <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">called <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">into <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">the &#8220;<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">royal <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">priesthood.&#8221; <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">This <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">concept <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">is <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">rooted <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">in <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">passages <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">like <\/span><strong data-start=\"3017\" data-end=\"3032\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">1 <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Peter <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">2:<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">9<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">which <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">declares:<\/span><br data-start=\"3049\" data-end=\"3052\" \/><em data-start=\"3052\" data-end=\"3242\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">&#8220;<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">But <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">you <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">are <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">a <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">chosen <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">people, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">a <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">royal <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">priesthood, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">a <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">holy <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">nation, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">God&#8217;s <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">special <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">possession, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">that <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">you <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">may <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">declare <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">praises <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">him <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">who <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">called <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">you <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">out <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">darkness <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">into <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">his <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">wonderful <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">light.&#8221;<\/span><\/em><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\"> (<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">NIV)<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3250\" data-end=\"3586\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">In <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">New <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Covenant, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">all <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Christians <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">are <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">considered <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">part <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">priesthood <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">believers, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">meaning <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">that <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">each <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">believer <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">is <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">called <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">to <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">serve <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">God <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">His <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">people. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">The <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">role <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">of &#8220;<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">priest&#8221; <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">is <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">no <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">longer <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">limited <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">to <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">a <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">specific <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">group <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">people, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">but <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">instead, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">all <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">believers <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">are <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">called <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">to <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">participate <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">in <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">ministry <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">reconciliation (<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">2 <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Corinthians <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">5:<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">18).<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 data-start=\"3588\" data-end=\"3622\"><strong data-start=\"3593\" data-end=\"3622\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Theological <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Implications:<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"3623\" data-end=\"4119\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">The <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">idea <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">the &#8220;<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">priesthood <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">all <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">believers&#8221; <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">emphasizes <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">that, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">in <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Christ, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">all <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Christians <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">have <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">direct <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">access <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">to <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">God. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Jesus <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Christ, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">our <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">High <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Priest, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">has <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">fulfilled <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">ultimate <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">sacrificial <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">role <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">by <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">offering <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Himself <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">as <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">atonement <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">for <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">our <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">sins <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">once <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">for <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">all (<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Hebrews <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">7:<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">27). <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Therefore, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Christians <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">no <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">longer <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">need <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">to <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">rely <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">on <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">a <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">specific <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">tribe <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">or <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">lineage <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">to <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">perform <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">acts <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">atonement. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Instead, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">each <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">believer <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">can <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">serve <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">God <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">directly, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">interceding <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">for <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">others <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">through <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">prayer, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">teaching, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">acts <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">service.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4121\" data-end=\"4409\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Just <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">as <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Levites <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">served <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">as <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">assistants <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">to <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">priests <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">in <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Old <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Testament, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Christians <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">today <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">are <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">called <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">to <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">assist <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">in <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">spread <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Gospel <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">worship <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">God. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Like <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">priests, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Christians <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">are <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">called <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">to <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">offer <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">spiritual <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">sacrifices\u2014<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">praise, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">worship, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">service <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">to <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">God (<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Romans <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">12:<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">1).<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"4411\" data-end=\"4426\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Conclusion:<\/span><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"4427\" data-end=\"4979\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">While <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Old <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Testament <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">distinctions <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">between <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">priests <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Levites <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">were <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">specific <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">to <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">tribe <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Levi, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">New <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Testament <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">teaches <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">that <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">through <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Christ, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">all <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">believers <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">are <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">part <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">royal <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">priesthood. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Each <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">believer <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">has <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">a <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">role <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">to <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">play <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">in <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">serving <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">God <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">others. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Just <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">as <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Levites <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">assisted <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">in <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">worship <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">God <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">priests <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">offered <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">sacrifices <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">for <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">atonement, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Christians <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">today <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">offer <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">spiritual <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">sacrifices <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">to <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">God <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">work <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">together <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">in <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">His <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">service. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">Every <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">believer <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">is <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">now <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_pfttw_8\">called <\/span><span 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