1 Chronicles 6:31

1 Chronicles 6:31 says, And these are they whom David set over the service of song in the house of the Lord, after that the ark had rest.  The Levites had been charged with taking care of the Tabernacle, and had grown in numbers, so David, as Matthew Henry points out, by God's direction now appointed some of them to other tasks, starting with some who were put in charge of the music.  We still have different roles in the church today, and need to pray that we are serving by God's appointment.  Verse thirty-two adds, And they ministered before the dwelling place of the tabernacle of the congregation with singing, until Solomon had built the house of the Lord in Jerusalem: and then they waited on their office according to their order.  They first served before the tabernacle, and when Solomon built the temple, they continued to serve inside the temple.  The place changed, but their role in the congregation didn't.  Church buildings may change today, but what God calls us to do will still be what He calls us to do.  Verse thirty-three continues,  And these are they that waited with their children. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman a singer, the son of Joel, the son of Shemuel,  We are then given the names of those who served the people in the temple services.  Heman is noted as being a singer, but the for the rest we  just given their names.  Heman penned the eighty-eighth Psalm, was a sorrowful man, the grandson of the prophet Samuel, and the son of Joel, who did not walk in God's ways, as Matthew Henry points out.  Heman followed his grandfather and nor his father.  We cannot skip a generation in following Christ.  Verse thirty-four states, The son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah,  Verse thirty-five adds, The son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,  Verse thirty-six continues, The son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah,  Verse thirty-seven says, The son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,  Verse thirty-eight says, The son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel.  Verse thirty-nine adds, And his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, even Asaph the son of Berachiah, the son of Shimea,  Asaph was called Heman's brother, because they served in the same office, even though he was from a different tribe.  He was on Heman's right hand in the choir according to Matthew Henry.  He also penned several Psalms, Matthew Henry said either writing them or setting them to music, but since we don't have the music preserved, I would think he penned them under God's inspiration.  We as followers of Christ are brothers and sisters no matter where we were born or what our role in the church is.  Verse forty adds, The son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son of Malchiah,  Verse forty-one continues,  The son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah,  Verse forty-two states, The son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei,  Verse forty-three adds, The son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi.  Verse forty-four continues, And their brethren the sons of Merari stood on the left hand: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch, Ethan stood on Hemans left side.  Verse forty-five says, The son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah,  Verse forty-six adds, The son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shamer,  Verse forty-seven continues, The son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.  Verse forty-eight concludes, Their brethren also the Levites were appointed unto all manner of service of the tabernacle of the house of God.  Both Asaph and Ethan were traced back to sons of Levi.  Their brethren were also appointed to various place of service in the tabernacle of the house of God.  As Christians, we all have a purpose in God's kingdom.