Numbers 7

"But to the sons of Kohath he did not give any, because the service of the sanctuary belonging to them was that which they should carry upon their shoulders" (Nums 7:9)

By now we all know that it is the Levites job to take care of priestly matters. Did you know that the Levites were broken into three different groups (the three sons of Levi)? The three groups are discussed in Numbers 3. The first group, which is Gershon, was to take care of the altar and all the outside parts of the tabernacle (The tent and doors). Each individual had a specific job. If you were from Gershon you may have to carry a door around all day and that would be your job.

The third group (I skipped the second on purpose) was Merari. They were in charge of the flooring in the tabernacle and the fence around the tabernacle. Each individual had a specific job. If you were from the sons of Merari your job might be to carry this one specific tent peg around, and the moment they set up, you would nail these two tent pegs.

Now the second group was Kohath. Remember this name, it will be mentioned later on in Numbers, in the Psalms, and in the Book of Jude. Their job was to carry the Ark of the Covenant and everything inside the Sanctuary. They were in charge of the real Holy stuff, and all they had to do was carry it around. It was good to be them.

In this chapter, we read of all these numerous gifts given to the leaders of Israel. They were given to the leaders of each tribe, as a sort of donation for their "Dedication to the Alter." The offerings were first given to these three sections of the Levis. As we read in our verse above, Kohath received nothing. If there is one thing we need to learn about being in the priveledged position it is this, "If you want to be made great by the Lord then you have to be the servant of all." Jesus says in Mark 10:43, "But it shall not be so among you. But whoever desires to be great among you, let him be your servant." Mr. O'Keefe often says, "You know you are servant when you start being treated like one." So what do you think Kohath did? They just became humble and served everyone like slaves right? Well we will see what happens in chapters to come, however my warning to you is, if you are in a place of importance, STAY HUMBLE. Humility is a beautiful thing. If you know people who are in a place of importance, PRAY THAT THEY WILL STAY HUMBLE. It is so needed.