提要
本章是整本聖經中第二長的一章（詩篇一百一十九篇最長），其中詳述了十二支派首領帶到上帝面前的許多價值昂貴、出於甘心的獻禮。他們都曉得敬拜上帝的重要性。前來獻禮的人也就是民數記第一章中上帝所確認的各支派首領。
他們第一次獻的禮物非常實用︰六輛篷子車和十二隻公牛（7︰3），可用來搬運會幕。摩西將這些禮物交給革順和米拉利的子孫；哥轄的子孫卻不需要篷車，因為他們要用自己的肩頭抬至聖之物（7︰7~9）。大衛王時代，和利未人忽視這條規定而導致烏撒之死（撒下6︰3、6~7）。
到了獻壇典禮時，連續十二天，十二支派的各首領輪番到會幕前獻上許多相同的禮物。各支派首領前來獻禮的次序就與他們行進時的次序一樣（民二章）。我們可能覺得奇怪，聖經為什麼要重複描述這麼多相同的禮物，讀的時候想略過這一大段經文；但上帝卻絲毫不馬虎。藉著祂聖靈的啟示，上帝要摩西確實記下各支派首領的名字，而他們分別呈上的犧牲奉獻，不論多麼相似，仍被個別的記錄在這段歷史文獻上，保留下來供我們閱讀。這段經文表達出上帝對祂每一個支派特別的關心和看顧。因為他們藉著這些豐富的禮物來尊榮上帝，上帝也要同樣的尊榮他們（撒上2︰30）。每一次上帝子民尊崇祂，或為祂的工作犧牲奉獻，在天上都會記錄，上帝也必尊榮他。
這段重複的描述也用來強調，每一支派為會幕的奉獻既都相同，他們也都有相同的權利在會幕敬拜。等量齊觀的禮物防止了任何一個較富有、較有能力奉獻的支派產生驕傲之心；同時也表達了他們的合一，如此更加榮耀上帝。各支派所展現的慷慨奉獻之心將能作百姓的楷模，教導他們也相同的奉獻。有趣的是，這段羅列各支派獻禮的經文緊接在民數記六章廿四至廿六節美麗的祝福詩之後。我們應該像以色列人一樣，以愛和感恩之心奉獻，回應上帝對我們的祝福。
摩西收畢了獻壇大典的奉獻後，就進入會幕與上帝說話。現在上帝是用聽得見的聲音，從剛被分別為聖的居所內施恩座上，而不是從冒著烈火的山頂上，與摩西說話。藉著摩西，百姓有一個在上帝面前的中保。但我們有一個更美的中保，就是主耶穌，所有的信徒藉著祂都可以來到上帝面前與祂交談。
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Overview
This chapter is the second longest in the whole Bible (Ps.119 is the longest). It gives a detailed description of the many expensive free-will gifts and offerings, which the leaders of the twelve tribes brought to the Lord. They all recognized the importance of worship to God. These were the same men whose leadership was reaffirmed by God in the first chapter of Numbers.
The gifts the leaders gave first were very necessary and practical: six carts and twelve oxen (7:3) for the purpose of transporting the Tabernacle. Moses gave these to the Gershonites and Merarites for moving their part of the Tabernacle. The Kohathites, however, were not given carts, for the Most Holy things were only to be carried on poles over their shoulders (7:7-9); the later disregard of this by King David and the Levites of his day resulted in a man’s death (2 Sam.6:3, 6-7).
On twelve successive days, each leader from the twelve tribes came to the Tabernacle on his assigned day and brought many identical gifts and offerings on the occasion of the dedication of the altar (7:11). The order in which the leaders were to come and present their gifts was the same as in the march (Num.2). We may wonder why there is so much repetition and be tempted to quickly skim over all these descriptions, but God did not. He saw to it, by the inspiration of His Holy Spirit, that all the names of the different leaders from each tribe and their separate and sacrificial gifts, however identical, were still individually mentioned in this record of history that we have preserved for our reading today. This expresses the special care and concern that God had for each of His tribes. Because they honored Him with these generous gifts, He would do this honor for them (1 Sam.2:30). Each time one of the Lord’s people brings honor to Him, or gives sacrificially to His work, it is recorded in heaven, and that one will be honored by the Lord.
The repetition also served to emphasize that since all the tribes donated equally to the service of the Tabernacle, they all had equal right to worship there. The equal gifts would also prevent any rivalry or pride of one tribe that may have been wealthier and able to give more. It also created a sense of unity in their purpose, which would glorify God all the more. The spirit of generous giving the tribes displayed would serve as an example to their people, teaching them to do the same. It is interesting that this passage, listing all the gifts given to God, immediately follows the beautiful blessing of Numbers 6:24-26. Our response to the blessings of God should be to give Him gifts in love and thankfulness, as did the Israelites.
When all the offerings for the dedication of the altar had been received, Moses went into the house of God to converse with Him. Now the Lord spoke to Moses in an audible voice from above the mercy seat within His newly consecrated dwelling, not from the fiery mountaintop. In Moses, the people had an advocate with God, but we have an even better advocate, our Lord Jesus, through whom all who believe in Him can go before God and commune with Him.
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