Non-Levitical / Post-Levitical Ordination — Meaning, Purpose and DAVT-51 Singapore 2029
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King’s College Seminary · City of Faith where Jesus is known and loved
Received gift → formed life → shared fruit → fullness in oneness.
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In the King’s College Seminary / Oikos / DAVT setting, Non-Levitical Ordination is the Church’s public recognition and commissioning of people whose Christian calling is expressed both within congregational ministry and beyond it—in households, professions, enterprise and community service. It connects calling with tested character, accountable relationships and demonstrated fruit. It is not simply a ceremony, an academic award or the discovery of a gift profile.
DAVT Ordinations (23Feb'26).pdf
Its central question is not merely, “What title should this person receive?” but:
What has God entrusted to this person, how has their life been formed, and what responsibility can the Church faithfully entrust to them for the good of others?
Non-Levitical points away from ministry understood as the exclusive occupation of a religious class. Within DAVT’s usage, a person need not leave professional life or become a salaried congregational pastor for their service to be recognised as Christian ministry. DAVT deliberately brings church-based and professional callings together.
Post-Levitical, understood theologically, points to Christian service grounded in Jesus Christ rather than hereditary eligibility under the Aaronic priesthood. Hebrews 7–10 presents Jesus’ priesthood and sacrifice as decisive; 1 Peter 2:5, 9 describes believers together as a priestly people. Worship and holiness have not become unnecessary: access to God and consecrated service are centred in Christ.
These are descriptive theological terms, not universally recognised categories of ordination. Ordinary denominational ordination should not be dismissed as “Levitical”: Christian traditions generally ground their ministry in Christ, although they understand priesthood, office and ordination differently.
The priesthood of all believers is not a licence for self-appointment.
DAVT’s foundational account describes ordination as recognition through a Bishopric following careful inspection—often over months or years. Although its older language includes a “degree” conferred through a Bishopric, it explicitly distinguishes this recognition from university assessment. It should not be presented as an accredited academic qualification or assumed to carry recognition in every denomination or jurisdiction.
| Distinction | The question |
|---|---|
| Gift | What appears to have been entrusted to this person? |
| Capability | What can they reliably do? |
| Calling | Whom and what are they being called to serve? |
| Character and maturity | How do they handle truth, relationships, correction and power? |
| Office | What responsibility has the authorising body actually entrusted? |
| Fruit | What becomes healthier or more possible for others? |
Gift is not office, and recognition is not completed formation. These distinctions govern the Seminary’s approach.