Time To Journey

I have been reading through Judges with my kids before bed and came across an interesting passage. Chapter 17:7-13:

Now there was a young man from Bethlehem in Judah, of the family of Judah, who was a Levite; and he was staying there. Then the man departed from the city, from Bethlehem in Judah, to stay wherever he might find a place; and as he made his journey, he came to the hill country of Ephraim to the house of Micah. Micah said to him, "Where do you come from?" And he said to him, "I am a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah, and I am going to stay wherever I may find a place." Micah then said to him, "Dwell with me and be a father and a priest to me, and I will give you ten pieces of silver a year, a suit of clothes, and your maintenance." So the Levite went in. The Levite agreed to live with the man, and the young man became to him like one of his sons. So Micah consecrated the Levite, and the young man became his priest and lived in the house of Micah. Then Micah said, "Now I know that the LORD will prosper me, seeing I have a Levite as priest."

This is the time of year when many young graduates are moving on into the world like the young man in this passage. Like the world around us, the young man lives in an idolatrous age. Because he is a levite (a priest) Micah decides to hire him.

There is a time of looking for a new place. The text does not record how long this man journeyed before he found a household to live in. Some of you may feel "lost" in this world looking for your place. I pray that by your godly character, someone will recognize you for the blessings that God will do through you. Their intentions may be that of Jacob's father-in-law or as in this passage, Micah.

God calls us to be righteous in a godless age. Remain faithful to your calling. You will be surprised at what God will do in your life.