1 Chronicles 9:29 Meaning and Explanation
“Some of them also were appointed to oversee the vessels, and all the instruments of the sanctuary, and the fine flour, and the wine, and the oil, and the frankincense, and the spices.”
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What Does 1 Chronicles 9:29 Mean?
Further duties are described: some Levites oversaw the vessels and instruments of the sanctuary, while others managed the supplies used in worship, the fine flour, the wine, the oil, the frankincense, and the spices for the offerings.
Worship required provision, and provision required faithful keepers. The ingredients of sacrifice and incense had to be ready, pure, and well kept. Even the supply room served the altar. Each of these tasks, humble as it seems, made the offering of praise possible. The verse reminds us that the worship of God is upheld by countless quiet labors, and that those who keep the storehouse serve the same Lord as those who stand at the altar.
1 Chronicles 9:29 in the Original Language
lebonah (לְבוֹנָה), 'frankincense' -- a fragrant resin burned as a pure and pleasing offering to God.
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What does 1 Chronicles 9:29 mean?
Others were appointed over the sanctuary's vessels and instruments and over the flour, wine, oil, frankincense, and spices.