Numbers
4:21 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses,
saying, 22 Take also the sum of the sons
of Gershon, throughout the houses of their fathers, by their families; 23 From thirty years old and upward until fifty
years old shalt thou number them; all that enter in to perform the service, to
do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation. 24 This is the service of the families of
the Gershonites, to serve, and for burdens: 25
And they shall bear the curtains of the tabernacle, and the tabernacle
of the congregation, his covering, and the covering of the badgers’ skins that is
above upon it, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the
congregation, 26 And the hangings of the
court, and the hanging for the door of the gate of the court, which is
by the tabernacle and by the altar round about, and their cords, and all the
instruments of their service, and all that is made for them: so shall they
serve. 27 At the appointment of Aaron
and his sons shall be all the service of the sons of the Gershonites, in all their
burdens, and in all their service: and ye shall appoint unto them in charge all
their burdens. 28 This is the
service of the families of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the
congregation: and their charge shall be under the hand of Ithamar the
son of Aaron the priest. 29 As for the
sons of Merari, thou shalt number them after their families, by the house of
their fathers; 30 From thirty years old
and upward even unto fifty years old shalt thou number them, every one that
entereth into the service, to do the work of the tabernacle of the
congregation. 31 And this is the
charge of their burden, according to all their service in the tabernacle of the
congregation; the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the
pillars thereof, and sockets thereof, 32
And the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and their
pins, and their cords, with all their instruments, and with all their service:
and by name ye shall reckon the instruments of the charge of their burden.
33 This is the service of the
families of the sons of Merari, according to all their service, in the
tabernacle of the congregation, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the
priest.
The sons of Gershon and Merari have their particular assignments
under the supervision of Ithamar, Aaron’s son.
Numbers
4:34 ¶ And Moses and Aaron and the chief
of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites after their families,
and after the house of their fathers, 35
From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one
that entereth into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the
congregation: 36 And those that were
numbered of them by their families were two thousand seven hundred and fifty.
37 These were they that were
numbered of the families of the Kohathites, all that might do service in the
tabernacle of the congregation, which Moses and Aaron did number according to
the commandment of the LORD by the hand of Moses. 38 And those that were numbered of the sons of
Gershon, throughout their families, and by the house of their fathers, 39 From thirty years old and upward even unto
fifty years old, every one that entereth into the service, for the work in the
tabernacle of the congregation, 40 Even
those that were numbered of them, throughout their families, by the house of
their fathers, were two thousand and six hundred and thirty. 41 These are they that were numbered of
the families of the sons of Gershon, of all that might do service in the
tabernacle of the congregation, whom Moses and Aaron did number according to
the commandment of the LORD. 42 And
those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, throughout
their families, by the house of their fathers, 43 From thirty years old and upward even unto
fifty years old, every one that entereth into the service, for the work in the
tabernacle of the congregation, 44 Even
those that were numbered of them after their families, were three thousand and
two hundred. 45 These be those
that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron
numbered according to the word of the LORD by the hand of Moses. 46 All those that were numbered of the Levites,
whom Moses and Aaron and the chief of Israel numbered, after their families,
and after the house of their fathers, 47
From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one
that came to do the service of the ministry, and the service of the burden in
the tabernacle of the congregation, 48
Even those that were numbered of them, were eight thousand and five
hundred and fourscore. 49 According to
the commandment of the LORD they were numbered by the hand of Moses, every one
according to his service, and according to his burden: thus were they numbered
of him, as the LORD commanded Moses.
There are many great sermons to be had from these passages,
lessons to be learned. I can think of sermons like how when you read this it
underscores how though there be many in a church it is very few who actually do
any heavy lifting, so to speak.
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