3. Re-establishment of proper worship 31:2-21

The king organized the priests and Levites again into the divisions David had specified. Evidently Hezekiah's predecessors had not observed these divisions. He also instituted tithing again as the Mosaic Law commanded (cf. Lev. 27:30; Num. 18:8; Deut. 14:28). Because the people responded obediently there was an abundance of money for temple maintenance and for its servants (v. 10). The principle these reforms illustrate is that when God's people obey His Word they prosper. God always desires people's welfare. Hezekiah prospered too (v. 21) because he sought God with all his heart, as David had done. In New Testament terms, he did all for the glory of God (1 Cor. 10:31).