出埃及記40:1-16

40:1 耶和華曉諭摩西說：
40:2 「正月初一日，你要立起帳幕，
40:3 把法櫃安放在裡面，用幔子將櫃遮掩。
40:4 把桌子搬進去，擺設上面的物。把燈臺搬進去，點其上的燈。
40:5 把燒香的金壇安在法櫃前，掛上帳幕的門簾。
40:6 把燔祭壇安在帳幕門前。
40:7 把洗濯盆安在會幕和壇的中間，在盆裡盛水。
40:8 又在四圍立院帷，把院子的門簾掛上。
40:9 用膏油把帳幕和其中所有的都抹上，使帳幕和一切器具成聖，就都成聖。
40:10 又要抹燔祭壇和一切器具，使壇成聖，就都成為至聖。
40:11 要抹洗濯盆和盆座，使盆成聖。
40:12 要使亞倫和他兒子到會幕門口來，用水洗身。
40:13 要給亞倫穿上聖衣，又膏他，使他成聖，可以給我供祭司的職分；
40:14 又要使他兒子來，給他們穿上內袍。
40:15 怎樣膏他們的父親，也要照樣膏他們，使他們給我供祭司的職分。他們世世代代凡受膏的，就永遠當祭司的職任。」
40:16 摩西這樣行，都是照耶和華所吩咐他的。

Then the Lord said to Moses: ² “Set up the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, on the first day of the first month. ³ Place the ark of the covenant law in it and shield the ark with the curtain. ⁴ Bring in the table and set out what belongs on it. Then bring in the lampstand and set up its lamps. ⁵ Place the gold altar of incense in front of the ark of the covenant law and put the curtain at the entrance to the tabernacle.

⁶ “Place the altar of burnt offering in front of the entrance to the tabernacle, the tent of meeting; ⁷ place the basin between the tent of meeting and the altar and put water in it. ⁸ Set up the courtyard around it and put the curtain at the entrance to the courtyard.
⁹ “Take the anointing oil and anoint the tabernacle and everything in it; consecrate it and all its furnishings, and it will be holy. ¹⁰ Then anoint the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils; consecrate the altar, and it will be most holy. ¹¹ Anoint the basin and its stand and consecrate them.
¹² “Bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance to the tent of meeting and wash them with water. ¹³ Then dress Aaron in the sacred garments, anoint him and consecrate him so he may serve me as priest. ¹⁴ Bring his sons and dress them in tunics. ¹⁵ Anoint them just as you anointed their father, so they may serve me as priests. Their anointing will be to a priesthood that will continue throughout their generations.” ¹⁶ Moses did everything just as the Lord commanded him.

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    亞倫和他的兒子們的就職，摩西照上帝的吩咐來進行。因此，聖職是上帝的授予，不是人爭取來的，也因此我們要存感恩的心來服事，不是出於勉強，也不是出於自己，但是要甘心樂意來服事。

    就像使徒彼得的勉勵：「我這作長老、作基督受苦的見證、同享後來所要顯現之榮耀的，勸你們中間與我同作長老的人：務要牧養在你們中間上帝的群羊，按著上帝旨意照管他們；不是出於勉強，乃是出於甘心；也不是因為貪財，乃是出於樂意；也不是轄制所託付你們的，乃是作群羊的榜樣。到了牧長顯現的時候，你們必得那永不衰殘的榮耀冠冕。」（彼得前書:5:1-4）

    其實，這樣的會是對每一位信徒說的，因為我們受上帝的呼召進入教會，就是加入服事的團契之中，都要領受上帝所託付的使命成為活祭，也就是為基督而活，成為基督復活的見證人，我們要為此努力，透過聖靈的引導完成這使命！