The Levite Gatekeepers

Our reading was from 1 Chronicles 9 & 10 tonight. This ministered to me (9:22-27):


All those chosen as gatekeepers were two hundred and twelve. They were recorded by their genealogy, in their villages. David and Samuel the seer had appointed them to their trusted office. So they and their children were in charge of the gates of the house of the LORD, the house of the tabernacle, by assignment. The gatekeepers were assigned to the four directions: the east, west, north, and south. And their brethren in their villages had to come with them from time to time for seven days. For in this trusted office were four chief gatekeepers; they were Levites. And they had charge over the chambers and treasuries of the house of God. And they lodged all around the house of God because they had the responsibility, and they were in charge of opening it every morning.

Comment: Being a gatekeeper was obviously an important position and to be taken seriously. The Christian must be diligent about the Lord's work and not be a slacker. Proverbs 10:4, "He who has a slack hand becomes poor, But the hand of the diligent makes rich."