Moreover he commanded the people that dwelt in Jerusalem to give the portion of the priests and the Levites, that they might be encouraged in the law of the Lord. - 2 Chronicles 31:4. The priests are God's representatives on the earth, God's portion belongs to them, in forms of tithes and offering as we see in verse 5, "and as soon as the commandment came abroad, the children of Israel brought in abundance the first fruits of corn, wine, and oil, and honey, and of all the increase of the field; and the tithe of all things brought they in abundantly." These encourages the Priest to focus only on God assignment, to mediate and to know God's plan and purpose and also for enforcing same. What happens when the priests are discouraged? In Nehemiah 13:10 the scripture says, "And I perceived that the portions of the Levites had not been given them : for the Levites and the singers, that did the work, were fled every one to his field." So, when they...
"But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:" 2 Corinthians 4:3