Mar 5 - Divisions Of Levi Tribe

So the Lord is talking to Moses and Aaron about the Levi tribe. If you remember this is the tribe that breaks down, moves and sets back up the Tabernacle.
Kohathite division - duties at the Tabernacle will relate to the most sacred objects. When the camp moves Aaron and his sons must enter the Tabernacle first to take down the inner curtain and cover to the Ark of the Covenant with it. Then they go through and basically wrap everything up in blue cloth and cover the cloth with fine goatskin leather. The camp will be ready to move when Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary and all the sacred articles. The Kohathites will come and carry these things to the next destination but they must not touch the sacred objects, or they will die. "The Kohathites must never enter the sanctuary to look at the sacred objects for even a moment, or they will die."

Gershonite division - responsible for general service and carrying loads. They have to carry the curtains of the Tabernacle, the Tabernacle itself with it's coverings, the outer covering of fine goatskin leather, and the curtain for the Tabernacle entrance. They also have to carry the curtains for the courtyard walls that surround the Tabernacle and altar, the curtain across the courtyard entrance, the ropes, and all the equipment related to their use.

Merarite division - Their only duty will be to carry loads. They will carry the frames of the Tabernacle, the crossbars, the posts, and the bases; also the posts for the courtyard walls with their bases, pegs, and ropes; and all the accessories and everything else related to their use.

Moses and Aaron listed all the men of each division of the Levi clan that was between the age of thirty and fifty who were eligible to serve in the Tabernacle. The total number was 8,580 and every single one of them was given a specific task as the Lord commanded.
Who would want to be the foreman on that job! That's a lot of people and everyone of them was recorded in their specific clan and given a specific job.

In Mark today Jesus is questioned by some Sadducees(religious leaders who say there is no resurrection from the dead) if a woman marries and her husband dies without bearing children Moses gave the law that the brother should marry the widow and if he dies before giving her a child then she should marry the other brother...etc through 7 brothers, who is she wife to in Heaven. A better question might be after about the 3rd death why weren't the cops called! I would have a lot of questions if I was #4 on the list to marry a lady that my 3 brothers all married and croaked. Jesus replied "For when the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage. In this respect the will be like the angels in heaven." Got that boys.....This marriage thing is for only here on earth so don't mess it up! That goes for you too ladies:)

One of the teachers of religious law asks Jesus "Of all the commandments, which is the most important?"
Jesus replied, "The most important commandment is this: 'Listen, O Israel! The Lord our God is the one and only Lord. And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength,' The second is equally important:'Love your neighbor as yourself.' No other commandment is greater than these." Seems simple enough....I personally think the world would be a whole lot better place if people could grasp this and really grab hold! Unless of coarse you hated yourself then your neighbor could be in trouble:) Once I learned the first one and really put it in my heart, God makes it easy to do the second....Well ya know that's the way I see it.