"And when Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary and all the furnishings of the sanctuary, when the camp is set to go, then the sons of Kohath shall come to carry them; but they shall not touch any holy thing, lest they die." v.15
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This chapter give the duties for the three families in the tribe of Levi: the sons of Kohath- Kohathites, the sons of Gershon- Gershonites, and the sons of Merari- Merarites. Aaron and his sons Eleazar and his sons are of the Levites who were the priests but of through Aaron they are only Levites that can be high priests. Each family within the Levites had special duties pertaining to the ark and tabernacle and are given instructions here when the whole Israelite camp journeys. After we read of what Aaron and his sons are to do with the most holy things of the tabernacle the Kohathites are to carry them. If Aaron and his sons did not stack and cover the items correctly it could cause for carrying them difficult. The Kohathites weren't allowed to touch any holy thing, so they carried everything on poles that were inserted into items that held it all together. This was a very strict command and to disobey it resulted in death, probably being struck by the Lord. We see an occurrence of this in 2 Samuel 6. This shows the importance of doing your job to the fullest so others aren't burden by your slack. Also we see that the service of the Levites were ages 30-50 years old, middle age men, their prime of life and strength. Are you using the prime of your life to serve the Lord? How do you serve God when you are most lively and active?
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