Culture and Stability

Num 3:27-38         10/15/2017

My family has a culture. Like most families, it’s complex. Some of it is beautiful. Some of it is manipulative. Some of it involves shouting.

But the culture is stabilizing. Even when we breakdown (meltdown) in a moment of complete dysfunction – our culture informs our expectations and stabilizes our behavior.

You have control over this. You can change your culture. Of course, it’s not a fiat kind of control. You can’t snap you fingers and manifest a change in culture.

But you can engage the other members of your family, or community, or if you prefer; your family-community. You can have some transparent conversations about values, and practices and relationships. You can explore what God might be speaking into your situation or through your situation with the people around you.

This is work. Someone has to lead in this effort.

For the children of Israel, it was the Levites. All eyes were on the Levites.

Who’s the Levite in your community – in your family? Who will lead the formation of culture?

Make the commitment. Start the conversation.

“He will purify the sons of Levi” Malachi 3:3