Wednesday, 9th September 2026
Rev Xi An Poon
主題經文：
「摩西、亞倫進入會幕，又出來為百姓祝福，耶和華的榮光就向眾民顯現。」
——利未記 9:23
引言
利未記第八章，亞倫和他的兒子經過七天承接聖職，被神正式分別出來。
到了第九章第一節：
「到了第八天……」
這個「第八天」很重要。
七天的預備結束了，新的階段正式開始。
換句話說，第八章是亞倫進入命定，第九章則是亞倫開始真正活出這個命定。
一個人被神呼召是一回事，真正活出呼召卻是另一回事。
亞倫已經穿上祭司袍，已經接受膏抹，也已經被分別為聖，但神不是只要他擁有一個「大祭司」的身份。
神要他真正成為一個大祭司。
這也是今天我們需要思想的。
很多時候，我們很容易在意自己有沒有被神呼召、有沒有位置、有沒有職分；但神真正關心的，不只是我們「站在哪裡」，而是：
當我們站在那個位置之後，我們怎樣活？
所以利未記第九章整章，其實就是在回答一個問題：
一個已經進入命定的人，要怎樣活出他的呼召？
一、活出呼召，先讓神處理自己
「你當取牛群中的一隻公牛犢作贖罪祭，一隻公綿羊作燔祭，都要沒有殘疾的，獻在耶和華面前。」
——利未記 9:2
亞倫正式開始大祭司職分的第一天，神沒有立刻叫他去處理百姓。
神先叫他處理自己。
這是一個很深的次序。
亞倫雖然已經被膏立，已經被分別，但這並不代表他已經完全。
摩西甚至在亞倫、他的兒子和眾長老面前清楚吩咐他，先為自己獻贖罪祭。
這讓所有人都知道：
亞倫能夠站在大祭司的位置，不是因為他比別人完美，不是因為他的能力，也不是因為他的功勞。
而是因為神的恩典。
真正活出呼召的人，第一件事不是證明自己，而是願意繼續讓神處理自己。
因為如果我們只想處理別人，卻不讓神處理自己，我們的呼召很容易慢慢變成身份，甚至變成權力。
但神所要的不是一個只擁有職分的人，而是一個願意一直活在祂面前的人。
所以無論我們今天是牧者、領袖、父母，或者在工作上帶領別人，都需要常常問：
在我幫助別人以前，神今天有沒有甚麼要先在我裡面處理？
真正的呼召，不是從「我已經很好」開始。
而是從：
「主啊，我仍然需要你的恩典。」
開始。
二、活出呼召，不只是擁有身份，而是承擔責任
「你就近壇前，獻你的贖罪祭和燔祭，為自己與百姓贖罪，又獻上百姓的供物，為他們贖罪，都照耶和華所吩咐的。」
——利未記 9:7
亞倫處理自己之後，下一步就是為百姓獻祭。
從這一刻開始，他真正活出了大祭司的職分。
大祭司不是一個頭銜。
大祭司真正的呼召，就是站在神與百姓中間。
把人的需要帶到神面前，也把神的恩典帶到人中間。
所以呼召從來不只是：「神給了我甚麼位置？」
更重要的是：
「神把甚麼人交在我手中？」
亞倫被立為大祭司，不是為了讓人尊敬他，而是為了讓他承擔百姓屬靈的責任。
同樣，今天神把不同的角色交給我們，也一定帶著責任。
作父母，是一個呼召；
作丈夫、妻子，是一個呼召；
作牧者，是一個呼召；
作領袖，是一個呼召；
甚至神把一些人放在我們生命裡，本身就是一個託付。
所以真正活出呼召的人，不會只問：
「我可以得到甚麼？」
而是會問：
「神把誰交給我去祝福？」
亞倫從祭壇開始承擔起這個責任。
而且他不是按自己的方式服事。
第七節最後說：
「都照耶和華所吩咐的。」
呼召不是按自己的意思完成神的工作。
真正的呼召，是在神給的位置上，按照神的心意去做神所交託的事。
三、活出呼召，最終是把神的祝福和榮耀帶給人
「亞倫向百姓舉手，為他們祝福。」
——利未記 9:22
這是第九章非常重要的一幅畫面。
亞倫完成獻祭之後，向百姓舉手祝福。
然後第23節說：
「摩西、亞倫進入會幕，又出來為百姓祝福，耶和華的榮光就向眾民顯現。」
這裡把「呼召」真正的目的揭示出來。
亞倫不是進入神的同在，然後把榮耀留給自己。
他是進入會幕，再從神的同在裡出來，把祝福帶給百姓。
真正的屬靈權柄，不是叫人看見我有多重要。
真正的屬靈權柄，是讓別人因為我的生命而得著祝福。
然後，最終發生了一件事：
耶和華的榮光向眾民顯現。
接著：
「有火從耶和華面前出來，在壇上燒盡燔祭和脂油；眾民一見，就都歡呼，俯伏在地。」
——利未記 9:24
這就是亞倫呼召真正的完成。
不是百姓最後說：
「亞倫真厲害。」
而是百姓看見：
神的榮耀。
所以我們怎樣知道自己有沒有真正活出呼召？
不只是看我們做了多少事，也不只是看我們有沒有位置。
而是看：
因著我們的生命，人有沒有更靠近神？
因著我們的服事，人有沒有得著祝福？
因著我們站在這個位置，人最後看見的是我們，還是神？
總結
利未記第九章告訴我們：
命定不是一個位置，而是一種活法。
第八章，亞倫進入命定。
第九章，亞倫開始學習怎樣活出命定。
他先讓神處理自己；
然後承擔神交給他的責任；
最後把神的祝福帶給百姓，使人看見神的榮耀。
所以今天我們也需要重新思想：
神給我的呼召，我只是「擁有」了，還是我正在「活出來」？
我們可以擁有父親的身份，卻沒有活出父親的呼召；
可以擁有領袖的位置，卻沒有活出領袖的責任；
可以擁有事奉的職分，卻沒有真正把神的祝福帶給人。
真正進入命定，不只是有一天神把我們帶到那個位置。
真正進入命定，是我們每天都在那個位置上，活出神的心意。
省察
今天我們可以在神面前問自己三個問題：
第一，我現在所站的位置，有沒有繼續讓神處理我的生命？
第二，神放在我身邊的人，我有沒有真正承擔起對他們的責任？
第三，別人透過我的生命，最後看見的是我，還是神的榮耀？
願我們不只是進入呼召。
更願我們每天都能：
活出我們的呼召。
Key Verse:
“And Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle of meeting, and came out and blessed the people. Then the glory of the LORD appeared to all the people.”
— Leviticus 9:23 NKJV
Introduction
In Leviticus 8, Aaron and his sons went through seven days of ordination and were set apart by God for the priesthood.
Then Leviticus 9 begins with these words:
“It came to pass on the eighth day…”
The “eighth day” is significant.
The seven days of preparation were completed, and a new stage began.
In other words, Leviticus 8 was about Aaron entering into his destiny, while Leviticus 9 shows us how he began to live out that destiny.
Being called by God is one thing.
Actually living out that calling is another.
Aaron had already put on the priestly garments.
He had already been anointed.
He had already been set apart.
But God did not simply want Aaron to hold the title of “high priest.”
God wanted him to truly become the high priest He had called him to be.
This is something we also need to think about today.
Sometimes we focus so much on whether God has called us, whether we have a position, or whether we have a ministry role.
But God is not only concerned about where we stand.
He is also concerned about:
How do we live once we stand in that place?
Leviticus 9 is really answering one important question:
How does a person who has entered into God’s calling actually live it out?
- To live out your calling, first allow God to deal with you
“Take for yourself a young bull as a sin offering and a ram as a burnt offering, without blemish, and offer them before the LORD.”
— Leviticus 9:2 NKJV
On Aaron’s first day officially serving as high priest, God did not immediately tell him to deal with the people.
God first told him to deal with himself.
This order is very important.
Aaron had already been anointed and set apart, but that did not mean he was already perfect.
Moses gave this instruction clearly in front of Aaron, his sons, and the elders.
Everyone was meant to understand something:
Aaron was not able to stand as high priest because he was more perfect than everyone else.
It was not because of his own ability.
It was not because of his own merit.
It was because of the grace of God.
A person who truly lives out a calling does not begin by trying to prove himself.
He begins by continuing to let God deal with his own life.
If we only want to deal with other people, but refuse to let God deal with us, our calling can slowly become nothing more than a title, a position, or even a form of power.
But God is not looking for someone who merely carries a role.
He is looking for someone who continues to live honestly before Him.
Whether we are pastors, leaders, parents, husbands, wives, or people with responsibility in the workplace, we need to keep asking:
Before I try to help others, is there something God wants to deal with in me first?
True calling does not begin with:
“I am already good enough.”
It begins with:
“Lord, I still need Your grace.”
- To live out your calling, do not just carry a title—carry the responsibility
“Go to the altar, offer your sin offering and your burnt offering, and make atonement for yourself and for the people. Offer the offering of the people, and make atonement for them, as the LORD commanded.”
— Leviticus 9:7 NKJV
After Aaron had dealt with himself before God, the next step was to offer sacrifices for the people.
This was the moment he truly began to live out the role of high priest.
Being a high priest was not simply a title.
The calling of the high priest was to stand between God and the people.
He brought the needs of the people before God, and he represented God’s grace and blessing to the people.
So calling is never only about:
“What position has God given me?”
The deeper question is:
“Who has God entrusted to me?”
Aaron was not appointed high priest so that people would admire him.
He was appointed so that he could carry spiritual responsibility for the people.
The same is true for us.
Being a parent is a calling.
Being a husband or wife is a calling.
Being a pastor is a calling.
Being a leader is a calling.
Even the people God has placed in our lives can be part of what He has entrusted to us.
A person who truly lives out a calling does not only ask:
“What can I receive?”
He begins to ask:
“Who has God entrusted to me to bless?”
And Aaron did not serve according to his own ideas.
Verse 7 ends by saying:
“…as the LORD commanded.”
Calling is not doing God’s work in our own way.
True calling means standing where God has placed us and doing what He has entrusted to us according to His will.
- To live out your calling, bring God’s blessing and glory to others
“Then Aaron lifted his hand toward the people, blessed them…”
— Leviticus 9:22 NKJV
This is one of the most important pictures in the chapter.
After Aaron completed the offerings, he lifted his hands and blessed the people.
Then verse 23 says:
“And Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle of meeting, and came out and blessed the people. Then the glory of the LORD appeared to all the people.”
This reveals the true purpose of calling.
Aaron did not enter into God’s presence and keep the blessing to himself.
He entered the tabernacle, and then came out from God’s presence to bless the people.
True spiritual authority is not about making people see how important we are.
True spiritual authority causes others to be blessed through our lives.
Then something even greater happened:
The glory of the LORD appeared to all the people.
Verse 24 says:
“And fire came out from before the LORD and consumed the burnt offering and the fat on the altar. When all the people saw it, they shouted and fell on their faces.”
— Leviticus 9:24 NKJV
This was the true fulfillment of Aaron’s calling.
The people did not end by saying:
“Aaron is amazing.”
They ended by seeing:
The glory of God.
So how do we know whether we are truly living out our calling?
It is not only by how much work we have done.
It is not only by whether we hold a position.
We need to ask:
Are people drawing closer to God through my life?
Are people being blessed because of my service?
And when people look at my life, do they ultimately see me—or do they see the glory of God?
Conclusion
Leviticus 9 teaches us something very important:
Destiny is not merely a position. It is a way of life.
In Leviticus 8, Aaron entered into his calling.
In Leviticus 9, Aaron began to learn how to live it out.
He first allowed God to deal with his own life.
Then he carried the responsibility God had entrusted to him.
Finally, he brought God’s blessing to the people, and the people saw the glory of God.
So today, we also need to ask ourselves:
Am I simply carrying the identity of my calling, or am I truly living it out?
We can have the title of a father, but not live out the calling of a father.
We can hold the position of a leader, but not carry the responsibility of a leader.
We can have a ministry role, but fail to bring God’s blessing to others.
Entering into destiny is not only about the day God places us in a certain position.
True destiny is lived out every day, when we choose to live according to God’s heart in the place He has given us.
Reflection
Today, we can ask ourselves three questions before God:
First, in the place where I am standing now, am I still allowing God to deal with my own life?
Second, am I truly carrying responsibility for the people God has entrusted to me?
Third, when people look at my life, do they ultimately see me, or do they see the glory of God?
May we not only enter into our calling.
May we truly:
Live out our calling.
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