Chronicles On The Other Assignments

Nothing is random. None is appointed blindly.

Knowing G-d’s principles, He does not tap anyone from the crowd to stand out. There are certain qualities that merits G-d’s selection to become a prophet.

Moreover, to be in the position to serve and conduct His affairs.

“The Gatekeepers And Other Assignments”

Concerning the divisions of the gatekeepers: …
26:1
Obed-edom had sons: … for God blessed him.
4:5
Concerning the Levites — …
:20
He — Shelemoth — and his kinsmen were in charge of all the treasuries of the consecrated items which King David, the heads of families, the captains over thousands and hundreds, and the captains of the army had consecrated.
:26
They consecrated from the wars and the spoils, to maintain the Temple of Hashem.
:27

1 Of the divisions of the gate sentries: of the Korahites; Meshelemiah the son of Kore of the sons of Asaph.
2 And the sons of Meshelemiah: Zechariah the firstborn; Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth.
3 Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Eljehoeinai the seventh.
4 And the sons of Obed-Edom: Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, and Sachar the fourth, and Nethanel the fifth.
5 Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peullethai the eighth, for God had blessed him.
6 And to Shemaiah his son were born sons who ruled through their father’s house, for they were mighty warriors.
7 The sons of Shemaiah: Othni, and Raphael, and Obed, Elzabad, his brethren, mighty warriors, Elihu and Semachiah.
8 All these are of the sons of Obed-Edom; they and their sons and their brethren, valiant men with strength for service-sixty-two to Obed-Edom.
9 And the sons of Meshelemiah and brethren valiant men, eighteen.
10 And the sons of Hosah of the sons of Merari: Shimri the chief, because although he was not the firstborn, his father made him the chief.
11 Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth; all the sons and brethren of Hosah, thirteen.
12 To these were the divisions of the gate sentries according to the chiefs of the men, watches corresponding to their brethren, to serve in the House of the Lord.
13 And they cast lots, the small like the great, to their fathers’ houses, for each gate.
14 And the lot to the east fell to Shelemiah, and Zechariah his son, a prudent counselor, cast lots, and his lot came out to the north.
15 To Obed-Edom to the south, and to his sons the house of the Asuppim.
16 To Shuppim and to Hosah to the west with the Shallecheth Gate on the ascending highway, a watch corresponding to a watch.
17 To the east, the Levites were six; to the north every day four, to the south every day four, and to the Asuppim-two each.
18 Toward the outside, to the west; four to the highway, two toward the outside.
19 These are the divisions of the gate sentries of the sons of the Korahites and of the sons of Merari.
20 And the Levites: Ahiah over the treasuries of the House of God and to the treasuries of the hallowed things.
21 The sons of Ladan, the sons of the Gershonites; to Ladan, the chiefs of the fathers’ [houses]; to Ladan the Gershonite, Jehieli.
22 The sons of Jehieli: Zetham and Joel his brother over the treasuries of the House of the Lord.
23 To the Amramites, to the Izharites, to the Hebronites, to the Uzzielites.
24 And Shebuel the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, was the ruler over the treasuries.
25 And his brethren of Eliezer: Rehabiah his son, and Isaiah his son, and Joram his son, and Zichri his son, and Shelomith his son.
26 That is Shelomoth and his brethren [who] were over all the treasuries of the hallowed things that King David and the chiefs of the fathers of the princes of the thousands and the hundreds and the generals of the army had hallowed.
27 From the wars and from the spoils they hallowed, to strengthen the House of the Lord.
28 And all that Samuel the seer, and Saul the son of Kish, and Abner the son of Ner, and Joab the son of Zeruiah had hallowed; all that was hallowed was in the hands of Shelomith and his brethren.
29 Of the Izharites: Chenaniah and his sons to the outside work over Israel, of the officers and of the judges.
30 Of the Hebronites: Hashabiah and his brethren, valiant men-one thousand and seven hundred, over the appointment of Israel from the side of the Jordan to the west, to all the work of the Lord and to the service of the king.
31 Of the Hebronites: Iriah the chief of the Hebronites to his generations to the fathers, in the fortieth year of David’s reign they were enquired of, and there were found among them mighty warriors in Jazer- Gilead.
32 And his brethren, valiant men-were two thousand seven hundred, the chiefs of the fathers’ [houses], and King David appointed them over the Reubenites and the Gadites and half the tribe of the Manasseh, for every matter of God and matter of the king.