Numbers 3:26

"The duty of the sons of Gershon in the Tent of Meeting shall be the tabernacle, the tent, its covering, the screen for the door of the Tent of Meeting,"

Key Reflection

The task assigned to the sons of Gershon involved setting up and maintaining the outer coverings of the Tabernacle, symbolizing their role in providing shelter and protection for God's dwelling place on earth. This duty underscores the importance of external rituals and structures in preparing a space where the sacred could be approached.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

the cords ... the service thereof -i. e. of the tabernacle, not of the hangings of the court, for these, with their cords and other fittings, belonged to the charge of the MeraritesNumbers 3:36-37. The tabernacle was under the care of the Gershonites.

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