1 Chronicles 9:31 Meaning and Explanation
“And Mattithiah, one of the Levites, who was the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, had the set office over the things that were made in the pans.”
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What Does 1 Chronicles 9:31 Mean?
A single Levite is named for a specific duty: Mattithiah, the firstborn of Shallum, held the fixed office of preparing the offerings baked in pans, the flat cakes used in the meal offerings.
That such a humble task, the baking of cakes, was a set and honored office shows how seriously every part of worship was taken. No service was beneath naming. The man who prepared the bread for the altar held a trust as real as any. God sees and records the one who labors faithfully in the kitchen of His house as surely as the one who stands before the people, for all is offered to Him.
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What does 1 Chronicles 9:31 mean?
Mattithiah, firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, was set over the baking of the offerings prepared in pans.