Count all the men from thirty to fifty years of age who come to serve in the work at the tent of meeting

Numbers 4:1-49

The Lord said to Moses and Aaron: “Take a census of the Kohathite branch of the Levites by their clans and families. Count all the men from thirty to fifty years of age who come to serve in the work at the tent of meeting.

They are to take all the articles used for ministering in the sanctuary, wrap them in a blue cloth, cover that with the durable leather and put them on a carrying frame.

“After Aaron and his sons have finished covering the holy furnishings and all the holy articles, and when the camp is ready to move, only then are the Kohathites to come and do the carrying. But they must not touch the holy things or they will die. The Kohathites are to carry those things that are in the tent of meeting.

Eleazar son of Aaron, the priest, is to have charge of the oil for the light, the fragrant incense, the regular grain offering and the anointing oil. He is to be in charge of the entire tabernacle and everything in it, including its holy furnishings and articles.

The Lord said to Moses, “Take a census also of the Gershonites by their families and clans. Count all the men from thirty to fifty years of age who come to serve in the work at the tent of meeting.

This is the service of the Gershonite clans in their carrying and their other work: They are to carry the curtains of the tabernacle, that is, the tent of meeting, its covering and its outer covering of durable leather, the curtains for the entrance to the tent of meeting,  the curtains of the courtyard surrounding the tabernacle and altar, the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard, the ropes and all the equipment used in the service of the tent. The Gershonites are to do all that needs to be done with these things.

Count the Merarites by their clans and families. Count all the men from thirty to fifty years of age who come to serve in the work at the tent of meeting. As part of all their service at the tent, they are to carry the frames of the tabernacle, its crossbars, posts and bases, as well as the posts of the surrounding courtyard with their bases, tent pegs, ropes, all their equipment and everything related to their use. Assign to each man the specific things he is to carry. This is the service of the Merarite clans as they work at the tent of meeting under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron, the priest.

So Moses, Aaron and the leaders of Israel counted all the Levites by their clans and families. All the men from thirty to fifty years of age who came to do the work of serving and carrying the tent of meeting numbered 8,580. At the Lord’s command through Moses, each was assigned his work and told what to carry.

Why?

The Levites to serve the Lord are claimed clearly, years from thirty to fifty. there are twenty years that may serve the work of the meeting. This is the golden age in our life.

Kohathite, Gershonites, and  Merarites branches of the Levites may serve the Lord. They were chosen by the Lord. So as we become Christians chosen by the Lord.

All of the servants of the Lord do different jobs in churches and the minister does the jobs like Arron. To be a servant in Church we have the order in every service. And different talented people cooperate to serve the churches of the Lord.

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數點30歲到50歲的利未人。只要是利未人天生就有服事神的使命。而30~50歲正值生命成熟，能力裝備達到一定程度。服事神需要訓練、被裝備才能服事神。

遮羞出現14次，哥轄的人他們去抬的時候，不可碰到，看到聖物，他們是最榮耀的，卻也是最危險的。若不小心碰到不該碰的會被擊殺，所以祭司要先去遮蓋。在他們的服事中有人，有祭司為他們承擔風險。哥轄的人最容易看到祭司的榮耀工作。

陪伴：亞倫要陪伴這些服事的利未人，教會中同樣要有人來遮蓋，承擔所有的活動，最後是耶穌基督來保守遮羞教會領袖。

革順在祭司吩咐後才能搬。不是自己想做就做，不能隨己意來做，教會中的事也要有規範。例如講台上。東西比較輕，人數也比較少

米拉利搬的東西最重，所以人數最多。

50歲以上的人要訓練30歲以下的年輕人，屬靈生命要長保年輕，即不斷追求、生命繼續成長，與神的關係增長。不是停滯不前！

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How?

To be a servant of the Lord do our responsibility and cooperate with others to honor the Holy Name of the Lord.