人们常常请律师来确保一大笔遗产被合理分割——正如一份合法的遗嘱中所陈述的那样。缺少了这一步，有些家庭中的人就会为了他们期望得到和理应得到的钱或物反目成仇。
遗产问题可能会引起争论，但在圣经中，遗产也作为一份美好的恩赐出现：它是在恩典中赐予的——不是挣来的——是爱我们的神赐给我们的意外之财。诗篇136篇赞美神将应许之地赐给以色列作产业。副歌一遍又一遍地重复说：“因祂的慈爱永远长存。”历史表明，以色列并没有做任何事来赢得这一产业。神是在建造一个新的国，这个国将成为万国的祝福，为他们带来救主。
利未支派却没有得地为业。他们作为祭司、教师和圣殿工作人员在敬拜礼仪中服事神。因着与神的这种亲密关系，圣经上说：“耶和华是他们的产业”（申 10:9）。
在新约中，耶稣说：“温柔的人有福了，因为他们必承受地土”（太 5:5）。彼得前书 1:4将救恩描述为“不能朽坏，不能玷污，不能衰残的基业”。
我们在基督里拥有的是何等宝贵的属天财富啊！这都是出乎恩，也因着信！
神啊感谢你，你是我们的产业。认识你，以及你所差来的儿子，这就是永生。这永生大过一切属世的财富！阿们。
箴言 13:20-22
20与智慧人同行的必得智慧，和愚昧人做伴的必受亏损。
21祸患追赶罪人，义人必得善报。
22善人给子孙遗留产业，罪人为义人积存资财。
“A good person leaves an inheritance for their children’s children.” — Proverbs 13:22
Lawyers are often needed to ensure that a large inheritance is divided properly—as stated in a legal will. Without that framework, the people in some families would tear each other apart over the money or things they expect to get as their entitlement.
Inheritance issues can be controversial, but, in the Bible, inheritance is also a great example of a good gift: it’s given by grace—not earned—a windfall received from God, who loves us. Psalm 136 celebrates the way God gave the promised land to Israel “as an inheritance.” Again and again the refrain echoes, “His love endures forever.” As history shows, Israel had done nothing to earn that inheritance. God was creating a new nation that would bless all nations by providing a Savior.
The tribe of Levi, though, did not receive land as their inheritance. They served in the ceremonial worship of God as priests and teachers and temple workers. And because of this intimate relationship with God, it was said, “The LORD is their inheritance” (Deuteronomy 10:9).
In the New Testament, Jesus said, “Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth” (Matthew 5:5). And 1 Peter 1:4 describes salvation as “an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade.”
What a heavenly treasure we have in Christ! All by grace, through faith!
Thank you, O God, that you are our inheritance, and that to know you, and the Son whom you sent, is eternal life, greater than all earthly treasure! Amen!
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