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Originally Posted by OBW
The problem I see with your complaint to me is that you are not addressing what I am addressing, but something else.
I did not say that there is no ministry to God. Whether, as some others have suggested, that prayer is not always in that category, I cannot say.
What I did say was that the assignments in ministry in Ezekiel were based upon past sins of the particular clans, not upon choice. So if there is something to glean from Ezekiel 44, it would be to always be setting your mind and will on the Spirit. And repenting for your failure to always do it (which we will all need all the time).
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I understand your point. The Sons of Zadok learned to minister in the inner court and were entitled to do so because of their father's stance and as a result of their father's lessons.
The other Levites ministered in the outer court because of their forefathers failures.
However, for those of us reading this passage why can't we take this as a warning to make the choices that Zadok made and stand against the choices the other Levites made?
Why can't the lesson that I take today from this passage is to not be swayed by all the foolish priests who say "even if we are wrong as long as we are following Lee we are right"?
Why can't I say that the error was to bring idolatry into the LRC, making WL and WN idols?
How is it any different from where James speaks about not having the faith of our Lord with respect of persons ?