1 Chronicles 26:20

1 Chronicles 26:20 says, And of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasures of the house of God, and over the treasures of the dedicated things.  Ahijah was the treasurer of the house of God.  We need someone to be in charge of the things belonging to God in the corporate worship of bodies of believers today, and I believe that this should be by God's calling of them.  Verse twenty-one adds, As concerning the sons of Laadan; the sons of the Gershonite Laadan, chief fathers, even of Laadan the Gershonite, were Jehieli.  Then we are told the names of several others who were also over the treasury.  Verse twenty-two continues, The sons of Jehieli; Zetham, and Joel his brother, which were over the treasures of the house of the Lord.  Verse twenty-three states, Of the Amramites, and the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites:  Verse twenty-four adds, And Shebuel the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, was ruler of the treasures.  We are told that Shebuel, Moses's grandson was a ruler of the treasures at one point.  Verse twenty-five continues, And his brethren by Eliezer; Rehabiah his son, and Jeshaiah his son, and Joram his son, and Zichri his son, and Shelomith his son.  Verse twenty-six says, Which Shelomith and his brethren were over all the treasures of the dedicated things, which David the king, and the chief fathers, the captains over thousands and hundreds, and the captains of the host, had dedicated.  Then, Shelomith and his brethren were said to have been over the treasures of dedicated things.  God had blessed them with an abundance of things, and they had a responsibility to make sure they were accounted for, just as we have a responsibility to make sure that we give an account to God for the things He blesses us with today.  Verse twenty-seven adds, Out of the spoils won in battles did they dedicate to maintain the house of the Lord.  The spoils of war were dedicated to God and not just used to enrich the people.  If God blesses us with riches, we should not see them as being just for our own pleasure but to be used for His glory.  Verse twenty-eight continues, 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 dedicated; and whosoever had dedicated any thing, it was under the hand of Shelomith, and of his brethren.  Everything amassed by all those who were fighting for God and Israel was under the control and responsibility of Shelomith.  This would have been a great responsibility, and it is a great responsibility for us to use the things God blesses us with individually and as groups of believers wisely.  Verse twenty-nine states, Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons were for the outward business over Israel, for officers and judges.  This group were said to be in charge of the everyday business of Israel as judges and officers.  Verse thirty adds, And of the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brethren, men of valour, a thousand and seven hundred, were officers among them of Israel on this side Jordan westward in all the business of the Lord, and in the service of the king.  The Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brethren, numbering one thousand seven hundred, who were said to be men of valor, were set aside and placed in charge of all the business of God on the one side of the Jordan and westward.  Verse thirty-one adds, Among the Hebronites was Jerijah the chief, even among the Hebronites, according to the generations of his fathers. In the fortieth year of the reign of David they were sought for, and there were found among them mighty men of valour at Jazer of Gilead.  During David's reign, these descendants of Hebron were sought for and found among the mighty men of valor at Jazer.  Verse thirty-two continues, And his brethren, men of valour, were two thousand and seven hundred chief fathers, whom king David made rulers over the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, for every matter pertaining to God, and affairs of the king.  There were two thousand seven hundred of them, and they were put in charge of the tribes that hadn't crossed the Jordan.  Even though they were physically separated they were all a part of God's people and under those He placed in command.   No matter how we may be separated physically, as followers of Christ, we are still all a part of the same family of God.