Numbers 4:28 — Meaning and Application

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.

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. {appointment: Heb. mouth}

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.

As for the sons of Merari, thou shalt number them after their families, by the house of their fathers;

From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old shalt thou number them, every one that entereth into the service, to do the work of the tabernacle of the congregation. {service: Heb. warfare}