Numbers 4:15

Numbers 4:15 says, And when Aaron and his sons have made an end of covering the sanctuary, and all the vessels of the sanctuary, as the camp is to set forward; after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to bear it: but they shall not touch any holy thing, lest they die. These things are the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation.  Aaron and his sons were to pack up all the things of the sanctuary, and the sons of Kohath were to carry them once they were packed.  The sons of Kohath were not to touch the Holy things themselves though.  We are blessed to no longer have these distinctions between Christians.  We all have the same access to the things of God.  Verse sixteen adds, And to the office of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest pertaineth the oil for the light, and the sweet incense, and the daily meat offering, and the anointing oil, and the oversight of all the tabernacle, and of all that therein is, in the sanctuary, and in the vessels thereof.  Eleazar,  Aaron's son, was to be in charge of the oil for the lamp, the sweet incense, and the meat offering.  As followers of Christ, we do have different things that we are called to do.  Verse seventeen states, And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,  Verse eighteen adds, Cut ye not off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites:  Verse nineteen continues, But thus do unto them, that they may live, and not die, when they approach unto the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in, and appoint them every one to his service and to his burden:  The Kohathites were not be cut off from the other Levites. because of something the sons of Aaron failed to do.  We should never act in such a way that we cause others to fail to come to Christ for salvation.  Verse twenty concludes, But they shall not go in to see when the holy things are covered, lest they die.  Though the Kohathites were to bear the holy things of the temple, the Levites were to keep them from seeing them, so the Kohathites wouldn't die from doing so.  We should never do anything to cause others to fail to come to Christ, nor to stumble in their walk with Christ.  Verse twenty-one says, And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,  Verse twenty-two adds, Take also the sum of the sons of Gershon, throughout the houses of their fathers, by their families, Verse twenty-three continues, From thirty years old and upward until fifty years old shalt thou number them; all that enter in to perform the service, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation.  God next instructed Moses to number the men of the family of Gershon who were between thirty and fifty years old.  Verse twenty-four states, This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, to serve, and for burdens:  Verse twenty-five adds, And they shall bear the curtains of the tabernacle, and the tabernacle of the congregation, his covering, and the covering of the badgers’ skins that is above upon it, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,  Verse twenty-six continues, And the hangings of the court, and the hanging for the door of the gate of the court, which is by the tabernacle and by the altar round about, and their cords, and all the instruments of their service, and all that is made for them: so shall they serve.  The men of Gershon who were in this group were to carry the curtains and the things associated with them.  We are all called by God to do something, but we are not all called to do the same thing or things.  Verse twenty-seven states, At the appointment of Aaron and his sons shall be all the service of the sons of the Gershonites, in all their burdens, and in all their service: and ye shall appoint unto them in charge all their burdens.  Verse twenty-eight continues, This is the service of the families of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation: and their charge shall be under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.  The Gershonites were to be under the authority of Ithamar, Aaron's son.  We today are under the authority of Christ, or more specifically the Holy Spirit alone, as Christians.