Numbers 1:50

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

But thou shalt appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of testimony, and over all the vessels thereof, and over all things that belong to it: they shall bear the tabernacle, and all the vessels thereof; and they shall minister unto it, and shall encamp round about the tabernacle.

Thou shalt

Shall encamp

Numbers 2:17

Numbers 3:23

Numbers 10:21

General references

Bible References

Thou shalt

These are the family records of Aaron and Moses at the time the Lord spoke with Moses on Mount Sinai.

“Aaron and his sons are to finish covering the holy objects and all their equipment whenever the camp is to move on. The Kohathites will come and carry them, but they are not to touch the holy objects or they will die. These are the transportation duties of the Kohathites regarding the tent of meeting.

When He finished speaking with Moses on Mount Sinai, He gave him the two tablets of the testimony, stone tablets inscribed by the finger of God.

And Moses stood at the camp’s entrance and said, “Whoever is for the Lord, come to me.” And all the Levites gathered around him.

This is the inventory for the tabernacle, the tabernacle of the testimony, that was recorded at Moses’ command. It was the work of the Levites under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.

I weighed out to them the silver, the gold, and the articles—the contribution for the house of our God that the king, his counselors, his leaders, and all the Israelites who were present had offered.

The Levites:

Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel,
Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah—
he and his relatives were in charge of the praise songs.

and had prepared a large room for him where they had previously stored the grain offerings, the frankincense, the articles, and the tenths of grain, new wine, and oil prescribed for the Levites, singers, and gatekeepers, along with the contributions for the priests.

Shall encamp

The tent of meeting is to move out with the Levites’ camp, which is in the middle of the camps. They are to move out just as they camp, each in his place, with their banners.

The Gershonite clans camped behind the tabernacle on the west side,

The Kohathites then set out, transporting the holy objects; the tabernacle was to be set up before their arrival.

General references

As the Lord commanded Moses, Aaron placed it before the testimony to be preserved.

He inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark for carrying the ark.

But the Levites were not registered with them by their ancestral tribe.

After this I looked, and the heavenly sanctuary—the tabernacle of testimony—was opened.