06: Services of the Gershonites and the Merarites & Numbering them (Num 4:21-49)

The Lord commanded Moses to census the Gershonite and Merarite workers and assign their tasks.

πŸ‘‰ Read Numbers 4:21-49 and answer the following questions

The Gershonites will be responsible for carrying (              ) of the Tabernacle and the tent of the meeting. They are under the direction of (                   ).

The Merarites will be responsible for the (             ), the crossbars, and similar things. Each man is assigned what to carry under the authority of (             ).

The number of Kohathite workers was (              ). The Gershonites were (              ), and the Merarites (            ). They were in total (               ).

How often does the passage emphasize that they did according to the Lord’s command? (in verses 34-49)

 

Answers and Meditation

the curtains, Aaron and his sons

 

frames, Ithamar (the priest)

Aaron and his sons (priests) were responsible for managing the works of the Levites.


2750, 2630, 3200, 8580

The passage of verses 34-49 repeatedly emphasizes ‘the number.’ As the Israelites were numbered God’s soldiers, the Levites were numbered as the soldiers of the priesthood.

When they were numbered, they were enlisted as for a certain duty of God.

Χ€ָּΧ§ַΧ“ (pah-kah-dh): call up (for duty), muster, call s.one to account


Five

The Levites were assigned to this special task according to the Lord’s commands. And the Lord’s commands came through Moses. 


Remember that the Levites were given to the priests to support them. They are like hired workers or soldiers of the priests. They were to protect the priesthood sacred from common Israelites.

But, later in chapter 16, Korah from the Kohathite clan of the Levites rebelled against Aaron. Which is against his task assigned by God. He has been assigned to protect the priesthood but tries to destroy it. Therefore, Korah's rebellion was not against Aaron but against God.

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