"So all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark. Then they brought up the ark of the Lord, the tabernacle of meeting, and all the holy furnishings that were in the tabernacle. The priests and the Levites brought them up." vv.3-4
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What's the difference between the priests and the Levites? In short, all priests are Levities but not all Levites are priests. If you remember back in Exodus when Aaron and his sons were chosen and anointed to serve in the most holy place and in charge of ministering at the altar the sacrifices and offerings. "Those Levites who were not priests were assigned duties connected with the tabernacle (Numbers 3-4). They assisted the priests (Numbers 1:50; 3:6, 8; 16:9; 1 Chronincles 9:22, 26f; 23:2-4, 28; Ezra 3:8-9.), tyhey prepared the cereal offerings (1 Chronincles 23:28-32), and they cared for the courts and the chambers of the sanctuary. Later, the Levites were involved in interpreting the law and thus functioned as teachers (Nehemiah 8:7, 9; 2 Chronicles 17:7-7; 35:3)" (thywordistruth.com).
In this chapter we see priests were ministers of sacrifice and Levites were ministers of praise. And this surely was a time to offer sacrifice and praise to God as the temple of God was built, no longer a traveling tent but a house built by Solomon of a representation of the temple in heaven that we'll one day see and praise. We don't have priests and Levites today as ordained through geneology as then and we no longer need priests and Levites to enter in to the most holy place for us as Christ has torn down the wall of separation that we may go freely to Him to minister our own sacrifices and praise. Hallelujah!
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