出埃及記29:22-37

29:22 「你要取這羊的脂油和肥尾巴，並蓋臟的脂油與肝上的網子，兩個腰子和腰子上的脂油並右腿（這是承接聖職所獻的羊）。
29:23 再從耶和華面前裝無酵餅的筐子中取一個餅，一個調油的餅和一個薄餅，
29:24 都放在亞倫的手上和他兒子的手上，作為搖祭，在耶和華面前搖一搖。
29:25 要從他們手中接過來，燒在耶和華面前壇上的燔祭上，是獻給耶和華為馨香的火祭。
29:26 「你要取亞倫承接聖職所獻公羊的胸，作為搖祭，在耶和華面前搖一搖，這就可以作你的分。
29:27 那搖祭的胸和舉祭的腿，就是承接聖職所搖的、所舉的，是歸亞倫和他兒子的。這些你都要成為聖，
29:28 作亞倫和他子孫從以色列人中永遠所得的分，因為是舉祭。這要從以色列人的平安祭中，作為獻給耶和華的舉祭。
29:29 「亞倫的聖衣要留給他的子孫，可以穿著受膏，又穿著承接聖職。
29:30 他的子孫接續他當祭司的，每逢進會幕在聖所供職的時候，要穿七天。
29:31 「你要將承接聖職所獻公羊的肉煮在聖處。
29:32 亞倫和他兒子要在會幕門口吃這羊的肉和筐內的餅。
29:33 他們吃那些贖罪之物，好承接聖職，使他們成聖；只是外人不可吃，因為這是聖物。
29:34 那承接聖職所獻的肉或餅，若有一點留到早晨，就要用火燒了，不可吃這物，因為是聖物。
29:35 「你要這樣照我一切所吩咐的，向亞倫和他兒子行承接聖職的禮七天。
29:36 每天要獻公牛一隻為贖罪祭。你潔淨壇的時候，壇就潔淨了；且要用膏抹壇，使壇成聖。
29:37 要潔淨壇七天，使壇成聖，壇就成為至聖。凡挨著壇的都成為聖。」

²² “Take from this ram the fat, the fat tail, the fat on the internal organs, the long lobe of the liver, both kidneys with the fat on them, and the right thigh. (This is the ram for the ordination.) ²³ From the basket of bread made without yeast, which is before the Lord, take one round loaf, one thick loaf with olive oil mixed in, and one thin loaf. ²⁴ Put all these in the hands of Aaron and his sons and have them wave them before the Lord as a wave offering. ²⁵ Then take them from their hands and burn them on the altar along with the burnt offering for a pleasing aroma to the Lord, a food offering presented to the Lord. ²⁶ After you take the breast of the ram for Aaron’s ordination, wave it before the Lord as a wave offering, and it will be your share.
²⁷ “Consecrate those parts of the ordination ram that belong to Aaron and his sons: the breast that was waved and the thigh that was presented. ²⁸ This is always to be the perpetual share from the Israelites for Aaron and his sons. It is the contribution the Israelites are to make to the Lord from their fellowship offerings.
²⁹ “Aaron’s sacred garments will belong to his descendants so that they can be anointed and ordained in them. ³⁰ The son who succeeds him as priest and comes to the tent of meeting to minister in the Holy Place is to wear them seven days.
³¹ “Take the ram for the ordination and cook the meat in a sacred place. ³² At the entrance to the tent of meeting, Aaron and his sons are to eat the meat of the ram and the bread that is in the basket. ³³ They are to eat these offerings by which atonement was made for their ordination and consecration. But no one else may eat them, because they are sacred. ³⁴ And if any of the meat of the ordination ram or any bread is left over till morning, burn it up. It must not be eaten, because it is sacred.
³⁵ “Do for Aaron and his sons everything I have commanded you, taking seven days to ordain them. ³⁶ Sacrifice a bull each day as a sin offering to make atonement. Purify the altar by making atonement for it, and anoint it to consecrate it. ³⁷ For seven days make atonement for the altar and consecrate it. Then the altar will be most holy, and whatever touches it will be holy.

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    祭司不是白白在會幕做義工，是會得著供應的，是來自獻祭的物。可見上帝看重是奉祂的人，不會讓是奉祂的人缺乏，這也是每一位受乎召全職事奉的人該有的體認。

    但是，這不是說帶職事奉的人，不用用關心牧者的需要，反到是要更加體會牧者的需要。自己有好吃的、有好穿的，要想像牧者好吃的、有好穿的沒有﹖要用心去關懷這些為教會事務忙碌，沒有其他收入的牧者。他們生活沒有顧慮，才能有好的事奉品質，才是教會弟兄姊妹的福分！

    雖然現在不是靠福音養生，因為有這一段牧會的經歷，也經過人生的缺乏，讓我深深感觸，是奉上帝者，經濟是一個很大的考驗，需要弟兄姊妹的扶持，雖然上帝不會讓她的僕人成為乞丐，但是弟兄姊妹要主動關懷，不可以說：牧者必須受苦，要有犧牲奉獻的精神！

     記住：牧者的缺乏，是教會之恥！