Numbers 3
The 12 Tribes
1. Judah
2. Issachar
3. Zebulun
4. Reuben
5. Simeon
6. Gad
7. Ephraim
8. Manasseh
9. Benjamin
10. Dan
11. Asher
12. Naphtali
Notice that Ephraim and Manasseh were not Jacob sons. They were Jacob grandsons which is sons of Joseph. So 2 of Jacob sons, Levi and Joseph, were not one of the 12 tribes.
From the Levi came 3 sons that formed 3 clans. Gershon the Gershonite, Kohath the Kohathite, Merari the Merarite. God has set the Levites apart for the work in the tabernacle reporting to Aaron and his sons (v9).
Gershonite – take care of tabernacle and tent (v25).
Kohathite – take care of the sanctuary (v28, 31).
Merarite – take care of the frames of the tabernacle (v36).
The 12 Tribes
1. Judah
2. Issachar
3. Zebulun
4. Reuben
5. Simeon
6. Gad
7. Ephraim
8. Manasseh
9. Benjamin
10. Dan
11. Asher
12. Naphtali
Notice that Ephraim and Manasseh were not Jacob sons. They were Jacob grandsons which is sons of Joseph. So 2 of Jacob sons, Levi and Joseph, were not one of the 12 tribes.
From the Levi came 3 sons that formed 3 clans. Gershon the Gershonite, Kohath the Kohathite, Merari the Merarite. God has set the Levites apart for the work in the tabernacle reporting to Aaron and his sons (v9).
Gershonite – take care of tabernacle and tent (v25).
Kohathite – take care of the sanctuary (v28, 31).
Merarite – take care of the frames of the tabernacle (v36).
Numbers 4
When the tabernacle needed to move:-
Gershonite – in charge of carrying the curtains (v25).
Kohathite – in charge of carrying the things in the sanctuary (v15).
Merarite – in charge of carrying the frames of the tabernacle (v31).
Total from the 3 clans, there were 8580 people who work and serve in carrying everything (v47).
Wow!!! 8580 logistics members. When they were called to serve, they served. Hey, serve the Lord for it is an act of worship to the Lord. Love the Lord and serve Him only.
When the tabernacle needed to move:-
Gershonite – in charge of carrying the curtains (v25).
Kohathite – in charge of carrying the things in the sanctuary (v15).
Merarite – in charge of carrying the frames of the tabernacle (v31).
Total from the 3 clans, there were 8580 people who work and serve in carrying everything (v47).
Wow!!! 8580 logistics members. When they were called to serve, they served. Hey, serve the Lord for it is an act of worship to the Lord. Love the Lord and serve Him only.
