Joshua was directing the distribution of land to the tribes, but we see it mentioned twice that one tribe got no land:
But to the tribe of Levi he gave no inheritance, since the food offerings presented to the Lord, the God of Israel, are their inheritance, as he promised them. ... But to the tribe of Levi, Moses had given no inheritance; the Lord, the God of Israel, is their inheritance, as he promised them (Joshua 13:14, 33).
The Levites did not to receive any land because they were to serve the Lord and the people in His holy place and were to live off the offerings of the people. That is because the Lord and His service were their portion, as Jeremiah declared: "I say to myself, 'The LORD is my portion; therefore I will wait for him'” (Lamentations 3:24, emphasis added). Later we will see that God did give them cities in which to live within the borders of every tribe's territory.
Jesus was also a priest and He told His disciples, “'My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work" (John 4:34). Now we are a kingdom of priests and the Lord is also our portion and our "food" is to do His will. And how the Lord chooses to provide for you is His business. You only have to focus on His promise that He will provide so you can, like the Levites, serve Him and the people.
Have you allowed financial concerns to limit your expression of purpose? Has the Lord chosen to provide for you in ways that are not conventional or similar to how He does it for others? Can you focus on the fact that He is your portion and will not allow you to lack, and that goes for your family and you in your latter years? The reality of this promise that God will provide should free you to serve the Lord by doing what you love, knowing you are in God's will and doing what it is that He wants you to do.
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