SCRIPTURE: NUMBERS 3
THE LIVITES (vs. 1-51)
CLANS / LEADERS / JOB / NUMBER / PLACE
- Clan: Gersonite (Linites and Simeites) / Leader: Eliasaph / Job: care of tabernacle and tent, its coverings, the curtain at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, the curtains of the courtyards, the curtain at the entrance of the courtyard surrounding the tabernacle and altar and the ropes and everything related to their use. / Number: 7,500 / Place: West behind the tabernacle.
- Clan: Kohathite (Amranites, Isharites, Hebronites and Uzzielites) / Leader: Eliasaph / Job: Care of the ark, the table, lampstands, altars, articles of the sanctuary used in ministry, the curtain and everything related to their use.
- Clan: The Levites / Leader – Eleazar. He was appointed over those responsible for the care of the sanctuary.
- Moses and Aaron and his sons / Job: care of the sanctuary in behalf of the Israelites / Place: East of the tabernacle toward the sunrise in front of the Tent of Meeting.
- Clan: Merarite / Leader: Zuriel / Job: Frames of the tabernacle, its crossbars, posts, bases, all its equipment and everything related to its use as well as the posts of the surrounding court and with their bases, tent, pegs and ropes / 6,200 / North side of the tabernacle
The total number of Moses and Aaron clan is 22,273. The excess of 273 has to be redeemed by collecting 7 shekels that weighs 20 gerahs as redemption money for Aaron and his son. Total silver collected was 1,365 shekels. And it was given to Aaron and his sons.
THOUGHTS:
Aaron and his descendants were appointed as priests, who were the only ones to carry out their duties to approach God. Today, Christ is our High Priest who is our intermediary with God. Now, all Christians can come into God’s presence without fear because Christ’s death on the cross enables us to have a special fellowship with God.