Bible Cross References
the charge
Numbers 3:7
They shall do the work required for the Tent of my presence and perform duties for the priests and for the whole community.
Numbers 4:24-28
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They shall be responsible for carrying the following objects:
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the Tent, its inner cover, its outer cover, the fine leather cover on top of it, the curtain for the entrance,
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the curtains and ropes for the court that is around the Tent and the altar, the curtains for the entrance of the court, and all the fittings used in setting up these objects. They shall perform all the tasks required for these things.
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Moses and Aaron shall see to it that the Gershonites perform all the duties and carry everything that Aaron and his sons assign to them.
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These are the responsibilities of the Gershon clan in the Tent; they shall carry them out under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.
Numbers 7:7
He gave two wagons and four oxen to the Gershonites,
Numbers 10:17
Then the Tent would be taken down, and the clans of Gershon and Merari, who carried it, would start out.
1 Chronicles 9:14-33
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The following Levites lived in Jerusalem: Shemaiah son of Hasshub, whose ancestors included Azrikam and Hashabiah, of the clan of Merari Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal Mattaniah son of Mica, whose ancestors included Zichri and Asaph Obadiah son of Shemaiah, whose ancestors included Galal and Jeduthun Berechiah, the son of Asa and grandson of Elkanah, who lived in the territory that belonged to the town of Netophah
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The following Temple guards lived in Jerusalem: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, and Ahiman. Shallum was their leader.
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Down to that time members of their clans had been stationed at the eastern entrance to the King's Gate. Formerly they had stood guard at the gates to the camps of the Levites.
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Shallum, the son of Kore and grandson of Ebiasaph, together with his fellow members of the clan of Korah, was responsible for guarding the entrance to the Tent of the LORD's presence, just as their ancestors had been when they were in charge of the LORD's camp.
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Phinehas son of Eleazar---may the LORD be with him!---had supervised them at one time.
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Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was also a guard at the entrance to the Tent of the LORD's presence.
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In all, 212 men were chosen as guards for the entrances and gates. They were registered according to the villages where they lived. It was King David and the prophet Samuel who had put their ancestors in these responsible positions.
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They and their descendants continued to guard the gates to the Temple.
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There was a gate facing in each direction, north, south, east, and west, and each had a chief guard.
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These guards were assisted by their relatives, who lived in the villages and who had to take turns at guard duty for seven days at a time.
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The four chief guards were Levites and had the final responsibility. They were also responsible for the rooms in the Temple and for the supplies kept there.
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They lived near the Temple, because it was their duty to guard it and to open the gates every morning.
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Other Levites were responsible for the utensils used in worship. They checked them out and checked them back in every time they were used.
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Others were in charge of the other sacred equipment, and of the flour, wine, olive oil, incense, and spices.
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But the responsibility for mixing the spices belonged to the priests.
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A Levite named Mattithiah, oldest son of Shallum, of the clan of Korah, was responsible for preparing the baked offerings.
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Members of the clan of Kohath were responsible for preparing the sacred bread for the Temple every Sabbath.
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Some Levite families were responsible for the Temple music. The heads of these families lived in some of the Temple buildings and were free from other duties, because they were on call day and night.
1 Chronicles 23:32
They were given the responsibility of taking care of the Tent of the LORD's presence and the Temple, and of assisting their relatives, the priests descended from Aaron, in the Temple worship.
1 Chronicles 26:21
Ladan, one of the sons of Gershon, was the ancestor of several family groups, including the family of his son Jehiel.
1 Chronicles 26:22
Ladan's two other sons, Zetham and Joel, had charge of the Temple treasury and storerooms.
2 Chronicles 31:2
King Hezekiah reestablished the organization of the priests and Levites, under which they each had specific duties. These included offering the burnt offerings and the fellowship offerings, taking part in the Temple worship, and giving praise and thanks in the various parts of the Temple.
2 Chronicles 31:11-18
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On the king's orders they prepared storerooms in the Temple area
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and put all the gifts and tithes in them for safekeeping. They placed a Levite named Conaniah in charge and made his brother Shimei his assistant.
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Ten Levites were assigned to work under them: Jehiel, Azaziah, Nahath, Asahel, Jerimoth, Jozabad, Eliel, Ismachiah, Mahath, and Benaiah. All this was done under the authority of King Hezekiah and Azariah the High Priest.
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Kore son of Imnah, a Levite who was chief guard at the East Gate of the Temple, was in charge of receiving the gifts offered to the LORD and of distributing them.
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In the other cities where priests lived, he was faithfully assisted in this by other Levites: Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah. They distributed the food equally to their fellow Levites according to what their duties were,
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and not by clans. They gave a share to all males thirty years of age or older who had daily responsibilities in the Temple in accordance with their positions.
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The priests were assigned their duties by clans, and the Levites twenty years of age or older were assigned theirs by work groups.
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They were all registered together with their wives, children, and other dependents, because they were required to be ready to perform their sacred duties at any time.
Ezra 8:28-30
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I said to them, "You are sacred to the LORD, the God of your ancestors, and so are all the silver and gold utensils brought to him as freewill offerings.
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Guard them carefully until you reach the Temple. There in the priests' rooms weigh them and turn them over to the leaders of the priests and of the Levites, and to the leaders of the people of Israel in Jerusalem."
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So the priests and the Levites took charge of the silver, the gold, and the utensils, to take them to the Temple in Jerusalem.
Mark 13:34
It will be like a man who goes away from home on a trip and leaves his servants in charge, after giving to each one his own work to do and after telling the doorkeeper to keep watch.
Romans 12:6-8
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So we are to use our different gifts in accordance with the grace that God has given us. If our gift is to speak God's message, we should do it according to the faith that we have;
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if it is to serve, we should serve; if it is to teach, we should teach;
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if it is to encourage others, we should do so. Whoever shares with others should do it generously; whoever has authority should work hard; whoever shows kindness to others should do it cheerfully.
Colossians 4:17
And tell Archippus, "Be sure to finish the task you were given in the Lord's service."
1 Timothy 1:18
Timothy, my child, I entrust to you this command, which is in accordance with the words of prophecy spoken in the past about you. Use those words as weapons in order to fight well,
the tabernacle and
Exodus 25:9
Make it and all its furnishings according to the plan that I will show you.
Exodus 26:1-14
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"Make the interior of the sacred Tent, the Tent of my presence, out of ten pieces of fine linen woven with blue, purple, and red wool. Embroider them with figures of winged creatures.
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Make each piece the same size, 14 yards long and 2 yards wide.
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Sew five of them together in one set, and do the same with the other five.
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Make loops of blue cloth on the edge of the outside piece in each set.
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Put fifty loops on the first piece of the first set and fifty loops matching them on the last piece of the second set.
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Make fifty gold hooks with which to join the two sets into one piece.
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"Make a cover for the Tent out of eleven pieces of cloth made of goats' hair.
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Make them all the same size, 15 yards long and 2 yards wide.
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Sew five of them together in one set, and the other six in another set. Fold the sixth piece double over the front of the Tent.
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Put fifty loops on the edge of the last piece of one set, and fifty loops on the edge of the other set.
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Make fifty bronze hooks and put them in the loops to join the two sets so as to form one cover.
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Hang the extra half piece over the back of the Tent.
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The extra half yard on each side of the length is to hang over the sides of the Tent to cover it.
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"Make two more coverings, one of rams' skin dyed red and the other of fine leather, to serve as the outer cover.
Exodus 36:8-19
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The most skilled men among those doing the work made the Tent of the LORD's presence. They made it out of ten pieces of fine linen woven with blue, purple, and red wool and embroidered with figures of winged creatures.
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Each piece was the same size, 14 yards long and 2 yards wide.
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They sewed five of them together in one set and did the same with the other five.
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They made loops of blue cloth on the edge of the outside piece in each set.
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They put fifty loops on the first piece of the first set and fifty loops matching them on the last piece of the second set.
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They made fifty gold hooks, with which to join the two sets into one piece.
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Then they made a cover for the Tent out of eleven pieces of cloth made of goats' hair.
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They made them all the same size, 15 yards long and 2 yards wide.
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They sewed five of them together in one set and the other six in another set.
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They put fifty loops on the edge of the last piece of one set and fifty loops on the edge of the other set.
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They made fifty bronze hooks to join the two sets, so as to form one cover.
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They made two more coverings, one of rams' skin dyed red and the other of fine leather, to serve as an outer cover.
Exodus 40:19
He spread out the covering over the Tent and put the outer covering over it, just as the LORD had commanded.
and the hanging
Exodus 26:36
"For the entrance of the Tent make a curtain of fine linen woven with blue, purple, and red wool and decorated with embroidery.
Exodus 26:37
For this curtain make five posts of acacia wood covered with gold and fitted with gold hooks; make five bronze bases for these posts.
Exodus 36:37
For the entrance of the Tent they made a curtain of fine linen woven with blue, purple, and red wool and decorated with embroidery.
Exodus 36:38
For this curtain they made five posts fitted with hooks, covered their tops and their rods with gold, and made five bronze bases for the posts.
Exodus 40:28
He hung the curtain at the entrance of the Tent,