1 Chronicles 6:49

1 Chronicles 6:49 says, But Aaron and his sons offered upon the altar of the burnt offering, and on the altar of incense, and were appointed for all the work of the place most holy, and to make an atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.  Aaron and his descendants were appointed to offer the sacrifices on the altar and were also appointed to the work in the most holy place and to make atonement for the people of Israel.  The Levites were priests, but they served under the priests who were Aaron's descendants.  As part of the priesthood of believers, there is no one who stands between God and us.  We all have equal access to God through our faith in Jesus Christ.  Verse fifty adds, And these are the sons of Aaron; Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son.  These next several verses list Aaron's descendants.  Verse fifty-one continues, Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son.  Verse fifty-two says, Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son,  Verse fifty-three adds, Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son.  Verse fifty-four states, Now these are their dwelling places throughout their castles in their coasts, of the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites: for theirs was the lot.  These next verses give the cities of the descendants of Aaron throughout Israel.  Matthew Henry says that these cities were particularly under the providence, or protection, of God.   We as followers of Christ, no matter where we live, are equally under God's protection.  Verse fifty-five adds, And they gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, and the suburbs thereof round about it.  Verse fifty-six continues, But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.  The sons of Aaron had possession of the city of Hebron, but not the fields around it, because they were to rely on God to provide for them.  Verse fifty-seven says, And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of Judah, namely, Hebron, the city of refuge, and Libnah with her suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa, with their suburbs,  Aaron's descendants were also given other cities in Judah, including Hebron which was a city of refuge.  God will provide for those who are doing His work, no matter where they are, and our refuge is in Jesus Christ and not a place.  Verse fifty-eight adds, And Hilen with her suburbs, Debir with her suburbs,  Verse fifty-nine continues, And Ashan with her suburbs, and Bethshemesh with her suburbs:  Verse sixty states, And out of the tribe of Benjamin; Geba with her suburbs, and Alemeth with her suburbs, and Anathoth with her suburbs. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities. Verse sixty-one adds, And unto the sons of Kohath, which were left of the family of that tribe, were cities given out of the half tribe, namely, out of the half tribe of Manasseh, by lot, ten cities.  They were given ten cities in the half of the tribe of Manasseh.  Verse sixty-two continues, And to the sons of Gershom throughout their families out of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.  This is a continuation of the list of the cities in various parts of Israel or Judah, after the kingdom was divided.  Verse sixty-three concludes, Unto the sons of Merari were given by lot, throughout their families, out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.  Verse sixty-four states, And the children of Israel gave to the Levites these cities with their suburbs.  This verse seems to divide the cities given to the Levites from those given to the descendants of Aaron, though Matthew Henry lists them all as cities of the Levites.  Either way, they were given to the priests throughout all of the land of Israel and Judah.  Verse sixty-five adds,  And they gave by lot out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, these cities, which are called by their names.