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<h2><a onclick="return mV('1Ch',26,'all');">1Ch 26</a> - The Gatekeepers for the Temple</h2>
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<p><span>A. The divisions of the gatekeepers.</span></p>
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<p class="c1"><span>1. (<a onclick="return mV('1Ch',26,'1-5');">1-5</a>) <span>The</span> divisions of the gatekeepers.</span></p>
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<p class="c2">Concerning the divisions of the gatekeepers: of the <span>Korahites</span>, <span>Meshelemiah</span> the son of <span>Kore</span>, of the sons of <span>Asaph</span>. And the sons of <span>Meshelemiah</span> <i>were</i> Zechariah the firstborn, <span>Jediael</span> the second, <span>Zebadiah</span> the third, <span>Jathniel</span> the fourth, Elam the fifth, <span>Jehohanan</span> the sixth, <span>Eliehoenai</span> the seventh. Moreover the sons of <span>Obed</span>-Edom <i>were</i> <span>Shemaiah</span> the firstborn, <span>Jehozabad</span> the second, <span>Joah</span> the third, <span>Sacar</span> the fourth, <span>Nethanel</span> the fifth, <span>Ammiel</span> the sixth, <span>Issachar</span> the seventh, <span>Peulthai</span> the eighth; for God blessed him.</p>
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<p class="c4">a. <b><span class="c3">Divisions of the gatekeepers</span></b>: These had the responsibility for security, both in a practical and spiritual sense. They made sure that only those who were ready to serve and worship God could come to the temple and its associated building. Their work had to be organized and arranged just as much as the work of the priests who officiated at the sacrifices.</p>
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<p class="c5">i. "Though less prominent than some of their <span>Levitical</span> colleagues, from time to time the gatekeepers made a vital contribution to national life, notably under the high priest <span>Jehoiada</span> (<a onclick="return mV('2Ch',23,'4-6');">2Ch 23:4-6</a>; <a onclick="return mV('2Ch',23,19);">23:19</a>), and in the reigns of Hezekiah (<a onclick="return mV('2Ch',31,'14-19');">2Ch 31:14-19</a>) and Josiah (<a onclick="return mV('2Ch',34,'9-13');">2Ch 34:9-13</a>)." (Selman)</p>
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<p class="c5">ii. "Essentially their duty was to make ordinary people aware of the practical limits of holiness, for anyone entering the sanctuary unlawfully did <span>so on</span> penalty of death." (Selman)</p>
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<p class="c5">iii. Though some might see their work as humble, it was actually of great <span>priviledge</span>. Remember the envy of the Psalmist: <i>I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness.</i> (<a onclick="return mV('Psa',84,10);">Psa 84:10</a>)</p>
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<p class="c4"><span>b</span>. <b><span class="c3">Of the sons of <span>Asaph</span></span></b>: "Not that famous <span><i>Asaph</i></span> the singer, but another <span><i>Asaph</i></span>, called also <span><i>Ebiasaph</i></span>, <a onclick="return mV('1Ch',6,37);">1Ch 6:37</a>." (Trapp)</p>
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<p class="c1">2. (<a onclick="return mV('1Ch',26,'6-8');">6-8</a>) <span>Shemaiah</span> and his sons, and the other sons of <span>Obed</span>-Edom.</p>
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<p class="c2">Also to <span>Shemaiah</span> his son were sons born who governed their fathers' houses, because they <i>were</i> men of great <span>ability.</span> The sons of <span>Shemaiah</span> <i>were</i> <span>Othni</span>, <span>Rephael</span>, <span>Obed</span>, and <span>Elzabad</span>, whose brothers <span>Elihu</span> and <span>Semachiah</span> <i>were</i> able men. All these <i>were</i> of the sons of <span>Obed</span>-Edom, they and their sons and their brethren, able men with strength for the work: sixty-two of <span>Obed</span>-Edom.</p>
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<p class="c4">a. <b><span class="c3">Who governed their fathers' houses, because they were men of great ability</span></b>: <span>Shemaiah</span> was of the family of gatekeepers, yet his sons rose to positions of high responsibility because they were <b><span class="c3">men of great ability</span></b>. They are also described as <b><span class="c3">able men with strength for the work</span></b>.</p>
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<p class="c5">i. "<i>Able men</i> might be better translated, 'strong men'. The job might entail removal of unwelcome people or objects (<i>cf</i>. <a onclick="return mV('2Ch',26,'16-20');">2Ch 26:16-20</a>)." (Selman)</p>
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<p class="c1">3. (<a onclick="return mV('1Ch',26,'9-12');">9-12</a>) <span>Other</span> gatekeepers.</p>
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<p class="c2">And <span>Meshelemiah</span> had sons and brethren, eighteen able men. Also <span>Hosah</span>, of the children of <span>Merari</span>, had sons: <span>Shimri</span> the first (for <i>though</i> he was not the firstborn, his father made him the first), <span>Hilkiah</span> the second, <span>Tebaliah</span> the third, Zechariah the fourth; all the sons and brethren of <span>Hosah</span> <i>were</i> thirteen. Among these <i>were</i> the divisions of the gatekeepers, among the chief men, <i>having</i> duties just like their brethren, to serve in the house of the <span class="c6">Lord</span>.</p>
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<p class="c4">a. <b><span class="c3">Having duties just like their brethren, to serve in the house of the <span class="c6">Lord</span></span></b>: Some would make a distinction between the <i>spiritual</i> work of the temple and the <i>practical</i> work of the temple and regard the spiritual work as more important. The Chronicler is careful to remind us that the work of these <b><span class="c3">gatekeepers</span></b>, whose service was more practical in nature, was esteemed by God as just as valuable.</p>
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<p class="c5">i. "A very important point is made by the inclusion of these groups, even though they might seem to represent a diversion from Chronicles' main theme. As God's people pay proper attention to their status as a worshipping community, the distinction between the sacred and the secular disappears. All tasks, whether mundane or specialized, 'religious' or 'lay', have value in the eyes of God." (Selman)</p>
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<p class="c1">4. (<a onclick="return mV('1Ch',26,'13-19');">13-19</a>) <span>The</span> lot for each family of the gatekeepers.</p>
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<p class="c2">And they cast lots for each gate, the small as well as the great, according to their father's house. The lot for the East <i>Gate</i> fell to <span>Shelemiah</span>. Then they cast lots <i>for</i> his son Zechariah, a wise counselor, and his lot came out for the North Gate; to <span>Obed</span>-Edom the South Gate, and to his sons the storehouse. To <span>Shuppim</span> and <span>Hosah</span> <i>the lot came out</i> for the West Gate, with the <span>Shallecheth</span> Gate on the ascending highway; watchman opposite watchman. On the east were <i>six</i> Levites, on the north four each day, on the south four each day, and for the storehouse two by two. As for the <span>Parbar</span> on the west, <i>there were</i> four on the highway <i>and</i> two at the <span>Parbar</span>. These were the divisions of the gatekeepers among the sons of <span>Korah</span> and among the sons of <span>Merari</span>.</p>
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<p class="c4"><span>a. <b><span class="c3">They cast lots for each gate</span></b></span>: They determined the order and arrangement of the service for the gatekeepers the same way that they determined the order and arrangement for the priests in their service.</p>
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<p class="c4">b. <b><span class="c3">The small as well as the great</span></b>: This means that David let the <span class="c6">Lord</span> decide when it came to organizing and ordering these offices, and he did not let prestige or position determine <span>thei</span> appointments.</p>
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<p class="c5">i. "Our method is not that of casting lots, but of seeking the direct guidance of the Spirit. But we need to remember that in our choice of men for office in the work of the Church of God, the things of privilege, which too often count in human affairs, must have no weight with us." (Morgan)</p>
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<p class="c5">ii. "But chiefly we are concerned with the temple of the heart. We surely need the doorkeeper there, for in the history of the inner life there is so much going and coming; such troops of thoughts pour into the shrine of the soul, and pour out. And often, in the crowd, disloyal and evil thoughts intrude, which, before we know it, introduce a sense of distance and alienation from God." (Meyer)</p>
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<p><span><span>B. Other <span>Levitical</span> servants to the temple.</span></span></p>
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<p class="c1"><span>1. (<a onclick="return mV('1Ch',26,'20-25');">20-25</a>) <span>Overseerers</span> for the treasuries of the house of God.</span></p>
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<p class="c2">Of the Levites, <span>Ahijah</span> <i>was</i> over the treasuries of the house of God and over the treasuries of the dedicated things. The sons of <span>Laadan</span>, the descendants of the <span>Gershonites</span> of <span>Laadan</span>, heads of their fathers' <i>houses,</i> of <span>Laadan</span> the <span>Gershonite</span>: <span>Jehieli</span>. The sons of <span>Jehieli</span>, <span>Zetham</span> and Joel his brother, <i>were</i> over the treasuries of the house of the <span class="c6">Lord</span>. Of the <span>Amramites</span>, the <span>Izharites</span>, the <span>Hebronites</span>, and the <span>Uzzielites</span>: <span>Shebuel</span> the son of <span>Gershom</span>, the son of Moses, <i>was</i> overseer of the treasuries. And his brethren by <span>Eliezer</span> <i>were</i> <span>Rehabiah</span> his son, <span>Jeshaiah</span> his son, <span>Joram</span> his son, <span>Zichri</span> his son, and <span>Shelomith</span> his son.</p>
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<p class="c4"><span>a</span>. <b><span class="c3">Over the treasuries of the house of God and over the treasuries of the dedicated things</span></b>: David set in order the financial organization necessary to administrate the building of the temple, including oversight of the all the riches brought in by David's conquest of neighboring peoples (<b><span class="c3">the dedicated things</span></b>).</p>
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<p class="c1">2. (<a onclick="return mV('1Ch',26,'26-28');">26-28</a>) <span>Shelomith</span>, a notable overseer of the treasuries of the house of God.</p>
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<p class="c2">This <span>Shelomith</span> and his brethren <i>were</i> over all the treasuries of the dedicated things which King David and the heads of fathers' <i>houses,</i> the captains over thousands and hundreds, and the captains of the army, had dedicated. Some of the spoils won in battles they dedicated to maintain the house of the <span class="c6">Lord</span>. And all that Samuel the seer, Saul the son of Kish, <span>Abner</span> the son of <span>Ner</span>, and <span>Joab</span> the son of <span>Zeruiah</span> had dedicated, every dedicated <i>thing,</i> was under the hand of <span>Shelomith</span> and his brethren.</p>
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<p class="c1">3. (<a onclick="return mV('1Ch',26,'29-32');">29-32</a>) <span>Other</span> servants for the Kingdom of Israel.</p>
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<p class="c2">Of the <span>Izharites</span>, <span>Chenaniah</span> and his sons <i>performed</i> duties as officials and judges over Israel outside Jerusalem. Of the <span>Hebronites</span>, <span>Hashabiah</span> and his brethren, one thousand seven hundred able men, had the oversight of Israel on the west side of the Jordan for all the business of the <span class="c6">Lord</span>, and in the service of the king. Among the <span>Hebronites</span>, <span>Jerijah</span> <i>was</i> head of the <span>Hebronites</span> according to his genealogy of the fathers. In the fortieth year of the reign of David they were sought, and there were found among them capable men at <span>Jazer</span> of Gilead. And his brethren <i>were</i> two thousand seven hundred able men, heads of fathers' <i>houses,</i> whom King David made officials over the <span>Reubenites</span>, the <span>Gadites</span>, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, for every matter pertaining to God and the affairs of the king.</p>
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<p class="c4"><span>a. <b><span class="c3">For every matter pertaining to God and the affairs of the king</span></b></span>: "Expounding also of the law, and <span>therehence</span> answering cases, solving doubts; superintendents, some say they were, throughout the whole kingdom." (Trapp)</p>
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<p class="c5">i. "The statistic that 2,700 Levites maintained the laws of 'God and . . . the king' among the tribes west of the Jordan (v.30) seems strange . . . but contains a hint of the importance of the district of Gilead." (Payne)</p>
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