NOTES for Num 18:1-32

The Lord appoints priests as mediators between Himself and the people. They reconcile the people with God by means of sacrifices. They have no income from the land: they feed from the altar, and their portion is the Lord Himself. In the New Testament, priesthood is given to all who believe in Christ. But how, then, are the rights and duties of the priests from Aaron's line projected onto the New Testament priesthood? What does it mean for us today to have the Lord as our portion? And how do we carry out our ministry of reconciling God with the world?