So the Levites and all Judah did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded. And each man took his men who were to be on duty on the Sabbath, with those who were going off duty on the Sabbath; for Jehoiada the priest had not dismissed the divisions. v.8
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So after six years of hiding the rightful king to the throne of Judah, Jehoiada has a plan to overthrow Athaliah and set Joash as king. Remember Joash is of the line of David and is now only 6 years old. What's happening is Jehoiada the priest is getting all the Levites and military set up so that when they bring out the rightful ruler Athaliah will be caught off guard and then captured and killed for all the horror she has done. It's interesting to compare this account with the account in 2 Kings 11:4-12 as in one account (2 Kings) the focus is on the military getting setup and in place whereas here in 2 Chronicles the focus is on the Levites getting setup and in place. Both of course were need, but from man's view the military was the might of making that happen whereas God saw the importance of Levites doing their part to make the overthrow happen and crown the rightful king. How true it is when a big task is at hand that need many people some of those people are more recognized by others, but there is always so much more than what most see. In what ways in your work or community can you be like Jehoiada and bring many people from different areas to work together for a task unto the Lord? When have you been the person everyone sees for a certain task and when have you been the unseen? How did both situations make you feel?
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