Numbers 4:24 This is the service of the clans of the Gershonites, in serving and bearing burdens: 25 they shall carry the curtains of the tabernacle and the tent of meeting with its covering and the covering of goatskin that is on top of it and the screen for the entrance of the tent of meeting 26 and the hangings of the court and the screen for the entrance of the gate of the court that is around the tabernacle and the altar, and their cords and all the equipment for their service. And they shall do all that needs to be done with regard to them.
As we continue to look at the organization of the Levites and their responsibilities, each clan is addressed in detail. Pause to consider what the Gershonites had to do: they in a sense "carried the walls", keeping them clean and in repair, putting them up and tearing them down, every time the camp moved forward. Making this journey toward the promised land was tough for each family, but the clans of the tribe of Levi had "extra baggage" to bring along. Yet, it was their privilege to serve God, His people, and His house. Some of us have some extra "carrying" to do, but with those responsibilities there also comes blessings. Don't grumble at the hardness, repetitiveness, or endlessness of the task. Focus on all God has given that goes along with such privileges.
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