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1 Chronicles 26:1-32

1 Chronicles 26:1 The following were the divisions of the gatekeepers: From the Korahites: Meshelemiah son of Kore, one of the sons of Asaph.
1 Chronicles 26:2 Meshelemiah had sons: Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth,
1 Chronicles 26:3 Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, and Eliehoenai the seventh.
1 Chronicles 26:4 Obed-edom also had sons: Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, Sachar the fourth, Nethanel the fifth,
1 Chronicles 26:5 Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, and Peullethai the eighth, for God blessed him.
1 Chronicles 26:6 Also, to his son Shemaiah were born sons who ruled their ancestral families because they were strong, capable men.
1 Chronicles 26:7 Shemaiah’s sons: Othni, Rephael, Obed, and Elzabad; his relatives Elihu and Semachiah were also capable men.
1 Chronicles 26:8 All of these were among the sons of Obed-edom with their sons and relatives; they were capable men with strength for the work — sixty-two from Obed-edom.
1 Chronicles 26:9 Meshelemiah also had sons and relatives who were capable men– eighteen.
1 Chronicles 26:10 Hosah, from the Merarites, also had sons: Shimri the first (although he was not the firstborn, his father had appointed him as the first),
1 Chronicles 26:11 Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, and Zechariah the fourth. The sons and relatives of Hosah were thirteen in all.
1 Chronicles 26:12 These divisions of the gatekeepers, under their leading men, had duties for ministering in Yahveh’s temple, just as their relatives did.
1 Chronicles 26:13 They cast lots for each temple gate according to their ancestral families, young and old.
1 Chronicles 26:14 The lot for the east gate fell to Shelemiah. They also cast lots for his son Zechariah, an insightful counselor, and his lot came out for the north gate.
1 Chronicles 26:15 Obed-edom’s was the south gate, and his sons’ lot was for the storehouses;
1 Chronicles 26:16 it was the west gate and the gate of Shallecheth on the ascending highway for Shuppim and Hosah. There were guards stationed at every watch.
1 Chronicles 26:17 There were six Levites each day on the east, four each day on the north, four each day on the south, and two pairs at the storehouses.
1 Chronicles 26:18 As for the court on the west, there were four at the highway and two at the court.
1 Chronicles 26:19 Those were the divisions of the gatekeepers from the descendants of the Korahites and Merarites.
1 Chronicles 26:20 From the Levites, Ahijah was in charge of the treasuries of God’s temple and the treasuries of what had been dedicated.
1 Chronicles 26:21 From the sons of Ladan, who were the descendants of the Gershonites through Ladan and were the family heads belonging to Ladan the Gershonite: Jehieli.
1 Chronicles 26:22 The sons of Jehieli, Zetham and his brother Joel, were in charge of the treasuries of Yahveh’s temple.
1 Chronicles 26:23 From the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites:
1 Chronicles 26:24 Shebuel, a descendant of Moses’s son Gershom, was the officer in charge of the treasuries.
1 Chronicles 26:25 His relatives through Eliezer: his son Rehabiah, his son Jeshaiah, his son Joram, his son Zichri, and his son Shelomith.
1 Chronicles 26:26 This Shelomith and his relatives were in charge of all the treasuries of what had been dedicated by King David, by the family heads who were the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and by the army commanders.
1 Chronicles 26:27 They dedicated part of the plunder from their battles to repair Yahveh’s temple.
1 Chronicles 26:28 All that the seer Samuel, Saul son of Kish, Abner son of Ner, and Joab son of Zeruiah had dedicated, along with everything else that had been dedicated, were in the care of Shelomith and his relatives.
1 Chronicles 26:29 From the Izrahites: Chenaniah and his sons had duties outside the temple as officers and judges over Israel.
1 Chronicles 26:30 From the Hebronites: Hashabiah and his relatives, 1,700 capable men, had assigned duties in Israel west of the Jordan for all the work of Yahveh and the king’s service.
1 Chronicles 26:31 From the Hebronites: Jerijah was the head of the Hebronites, according to the family records of his ancestors. A search was made in the fortieth year of David’s reign, and strong, capable men were found among them at Jazer in Gilead.
1 Chronicles 26:32 There were among Jerijah’s relatives 2,700 capable men who were family heads. King David appointed them over the Reubenites, the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh as overseers in every matter relating to God and the king.

no secular task

Administrators and protectors of the the temple and its treasures were also appointed by David. He searched for men of great skill and proven leadership to assign. No task was left to chance. For David’s monarchy, there would be no such thing as a mere government worker. Everyone who served, served the LORD. For believers in Christ, there are no secular jobs. Everything we do, we do as to the LORD, and not for men. The call to work is a call to display integrity in matters large and small.

LORD, give us a fresh vision of the eternal significance of what we do.