1 Chronicles 9:27

They would spend the night in their posts all around God's sanctuary, for they were assigned to guard it and would open it with the key every morning.

1 Samuel 3:15

So Samuel lay down until morning. Then he opened the doors of the Lord's house. But Samuel was afraid to tell Eli about the vision.

1 Chronicles 23:30-32

They also stood in a designated place every morning and offered thanks and praise to the Lord. They also did this in the evening

Malachi 1:10

"I wish that one of you would close the temple doors, so that you no longer would light useless fires on my altar. I am not pleased with you," says the Lord who rules over all, "and I will no longer accept an offering from you.

Romans 12:7

If it is service, he must serve; if it is teaching, he must teach;

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Summary

And they lodged round about the house of God, because the charge was upon them, and the opening thereof every morning pertained to them.

Bible References

The charge

1 Chronicles 23:32
They were in charge of the meeting tent and the holy place, and helped their relatives, the descendants of Aaron, in the service of the Lord's temple.
Romans 12:7
If it is service, he must serve; if it is teaching, he must teach;

The opening

1 Samuel 3:15
So Samuel lay down until morning. Then he opened the doors of the Lord's house. But Samuel was afraid to tell Eli about the vision.
Malachi 1:10
"I wish that one of you would close the temple doors, so that you no longer would light useless fires on my altar. I am not pleased with you," says the Lord who rules over all, "and I will no longer accept an offering from you.

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