After reading chapter 4:
*This chapter gives various duties of different clans of Levites when dismantling the tabernacle and moving camp.
-First Aaron and his sons go in the tabernacle and privately wrap the ark of the covenant with cloths and put a durable leather cover over it and attach carrying poles. They do the same with the Table of the Presence and the tabernacle accessories, putting them on carrying frames or attaching poles. They prepare the golden altar (for incense) and the bronze altar (for burnt offerings) in the same way. Every thing is well wrapped, waterproofed and made ready to carry. Eleazar was in charge of the oil, incense, and grain offerings.
-After that, members of the Kohathite branch of the Levites had the privilege of carrying everything. But they must not touch any of the holy things or they will die. It occurs to me that if this is true, the chance that any Israelite ever actually saw the ark of the covenant is slim to non-existent. All they would have seen was a bulky shape covered with leather and carried with poles.
-The Gershonite branch of the Levites were to carry the tabernacle curtains and related equipment. They were under the direction of Aaron's son Ithamar.
-The Merarite branch of the Levites were to carry the tent frames, poles, tent pegs, and ropes. They were also under the direction of Ithamar.
-Then we have the counting of all the men 30-50 years old in the Kohathite, Gershonite, and Merarite clans. These men would do the serving and tent carrying for the tabernacle. There was a total of 8,580.
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