1 Chronicles 23:4 Meaning and Explanation
“Of which, twenty and four thousand were to set forward the work of the house of the LORD; and six thousand were officers and judges:”
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Read Full Chapter →Of the Levites, twenty-four thousand oversee the temple work and six thousand serve as officers and judges.
What Does 1 Chronicles 23:4 Mean?
David assigns the Levites their duties: the largest share, twenty-four thousand, to advance the work of the house of the LORD, and six thousand to serve as officers and judges throughout the land. The sacred and the civic are both entrusted to them.
Service to God reaches beyond the sanctuary walls into the ordering of justice and daily life. Those set apart for worship are also set apart to uphold what is right among the people. Devotion and integrity belong together; the hands lifted in praise are the same hands that must do justice. God's house is served not only by song and sacrifice but by righteousness in the gates.
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What does 1 Chronicles 23:4 mean?
Of the Levites, twenty-four thousand oversee the temple work and six thousand serve as officers and judges.