Paul Kretzmann Commentary - 1 Chronicles 23:24 - 23:32

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Paul Kretzmann Commentary - 1 Chronicles 23:24 - 23:32


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The Ministry of the Levites

v. 24. These were the sons of Levi after the house of their fathers; even the chief of the fathers, as they were counted by number of names by their polls, that did the work for the service of the house of the Lord, from the age of twenty years and upward,
the lower age here referred to being explained in the following words.

v. 25. For David said, The Lord God of Israel hath given rest unto His people that they may dwell,
or, "and He dwells," in Jerusalem forever, this city having now been chosen by God for the central Sanctuary;

v. 26. and also unto the Levites; they shall no more carry the Tabernacle nor any vessels of it for the service thereof,
and the work thus being lighter, the age at which the Levites could enter upon their work was placed lower.

v. 27. For by the last words of David the Levites were numbered from twenty years old and above,

v. 28. because their office was to wait on the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of the Lord,
in assisting the priests, in the courts, and in the chambers, in keeping every part of the Temple clean, and in the purifying of all holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God, attending to all the external features of the service;

v. 29. both for the showbread,
in helping to prepare it, and for the fine flour for meat-offering, and for the unleavened cakes, Lev_2:4, and for that which is baked in the pan, Lev_2:5, and for that which is fried, Lev_6:14, and for all manner of measure and size, the measures of capacity and length, principally for measuring flour, oil, and wine;

v. 30. and to stand every morning,
namely, the four thousand detailed for this liturgical service, to thank and praise the Lord, and likewise at even;

v. 31. and to offer all burnt sacrifices unto the Lord in the Sabbaths, in the new moons, and on the set feasts, by number,
for they had to provide the necessary number of sacrificial animals, examine their fitness, attend to their slaughtering and flaying, according to the order commanded unto them, continually before the Lord;

v. 32. and that they should keep the charge of the Tabernacle of the Congregation,
Num_18:4, and the charge of the Holy Place, of all the holy things connected with the worship, Num_18:5, and the charge of the sons of Aaron, their brethren, the care of all the things commanded them by the priests, in the service of the house of the Lord. Our God is a God of order, and it pleases Him if all the matters pertaining to external worship also are regulated properly, given into charge of certain people, to avoid all clashing.