Los levitas y su obra

Numbers 3; Numbers 4; Numbers 8:5‑26; Numbers 18:2‑6,21‑32; Numbers 26:57‑62; Numbers 35:1‑8; Deuteronomy 18:1‑8  •  6 min. read  •  grade level: 14
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Números 3; 4; 8:5-26; 18:2-6,21-32; 26:57-62; 35:1-85And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 6Take the Levites from among the children of Israel, and cleanse them. 7And thus shalt thou do unto them, to cleanse them: Sprinkle water of purifying upon them, and let them shave all their flesh, and let them wash their clothes, and so make themselves clean. 8Then let them take a young bullock with his meat offering, even fine flour mingled with oil, and another young bullock shalt thou take for a sin offering. 9And thou shalt bring the Levites before the tabernacle of the congregation: and thou shalt gather the whole assembly of the children of Israel together: 10And thou shalt bring the Levites before the Lord: and the children of Israel shall put their hands upon the Levites: 11And Aaron shall offer the Levites before the Lord for an offering of the children of Israel, that they may execute the service of the Lord. 12And the Levites shall lay their hands upon the heads of the bullocks: and thou shalt offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering, unto the Lord, to make an atonement for the Levites. 13And thou shalt set the Levites before Aaron, and before his sons, and offer them for an offering unto the Lord. 14Thus shalt thou separate the Levites from among the children of Israel: and the Levites shall be mine. 15And after that shall the Levites go in to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation: and thou shalt cleanse them, and offer them for an offering. 16For they are wholly given unto me from among the children of Israel; instead of such as open every womb, even instead of the firstborn of all the children of Israel, have I taken them unto me. 17For all the firstborn of the children of Israel are mine, both man and beast: on the day that I smote every firstborn in the land of Egypt I sanctified them for myself. 18And I have taken the Levites for all the firstborn of the children of Israel. 19And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and to his sons from among the children of Israel, to do the service of the children of Israel in the tabernacle of the congregation, and to make an atonement for the children of Israel: that there be no plague among the children of Israel, when the children of Israel come nigh unto the sanctuary. 20And Moses, and Aaron, and all the congregation of the children of Israel, did to the Levites according unto all that the Lord commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so did the children of Israel unto them. 21And the Levites were purified, and they washed their clothes; and Aaron offered them as an offering before the Lord; and Aaron made an atonement for them to cleanse them. 22And after that went the Levites in to do their service in the tabernacle of the congregation before Aaron, and before his sons: as the Lord had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so did they unto them. 23And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 24This is it that belongeth unto the Levites: from twenty and five years old and upward they shall go in to wait upon the service of the tabernacle of the congregation: 25And from the age of fifty years they shall cease waiting upon the service thereof, and shall serve no more: 26But shall minister with their brethren in the tabernacle of the congregation, to keep the charge, and shall do no service. Thus shalt thou do unto the Levites touching their charge. (Numbers 8:5‑26)
2And thy brethren also of the tribe of Levi, the tribe of thy father, bring thou with thee, that they may be joined unto thee, and minister unto thee: but thou and thy sons with thee shall minister before the tabernacle of witness. 3And they shall keep thy charge, and the charge of all the tabernacle: only they shall not come nigh the vessels of the sanctuary and the altar, that neither they, nor ye also, die. 4And they shall be joined unto thee, and keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, for all the service of the tabernacle: and a stranger shall not come nigh unto you. 5And ye shall keep the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the altar: that there be no wrath any more upon the children of Israel. 6And I, behold, I have taken your brethren the Levites from among the children of Israel: to you they are given as a gift for the Lord, to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation. (Numbers 18:2‑6)
21And, behold, I have given the children of Levi all the tenth in Israel for an inheritance, for their service which they serve, even the service of the tabernacle of the congregation. 22Neither must the children of Israel henceforth come nigh the tabernacle of the congregation, lest they bear sin, and die. 23But the Levites shall do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation, and they shall bear their iniquity: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations, that among the children of Israel they have no inheritance. 24But the tithes of the children of Israel, which they offer as an heave offering unto the Lord, I have given to the Levites to inherit: therefore I have said unto them, Among the children of Israel they shall have no inheritance. 25And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 26Thus speak unto the Levites, and say unto them, When ye take of the children of Israel the tithes which I have given you from them for your inheritance, then ye shall offer up an heave offering of it for the Lord, even a tenth part of the tithe. 27And this your heave offering shall be reckoned unto you, as though it were the corn of the threshingfloor, and as the fulness of the winepress. 28Thus ye also shall offer an heave offering unto the Lord of all your tithes, which ye receive of the children of Israel; and ye shall give thereof the Lord's heave offering to Aaron the priest. 29Out of all your gifts ye shall offer every heave offering of the Lord, of all the best thereof, even the hallowed part thereof out of it. 30Therefore thou shalt say unto them, When ye have heaved the best thereof from it, then it shall be counted unto the Levites as the increase of the threshingfloor, and as the increase of the winepress. 31And ye shall eat it in every place, ye and your households: for it is your reward for your service in the tabernacle of the congregation. 32And ye shall bear no sin by reason of it, when ye have heaved from it the best of it: neither shall ye pollute the holy things of the children of Israel, lest ye die. (Numbers 18:21‑32)
57And these are they that were numbered of the Levites after their families: of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites: of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites: of Merari, the family of the Merarites. 58These are the families of the Levites: the family of the Libnites, the family of the Hebronites, the family of the Mahlites, the family of the Mushites, the family of the Korathites. And Kohath begat Amram. 59And the name of Amram's wife was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, whom her mother bare to Levi in Egypt: and she bare unto Amram Aaron and Moses, and Miriam their sister. 60And unto Aaron was born Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 61And Nadab and Abihu died, when they offered strange fire before the Lord. 62And those that were numbered of them were twenty and three thousand, all males from a month old and upward: for they were not numbered among the children of Israel, because there was no inheritance given them among the children of Israel. (Numbers 26:57‑62)
1And the Lord spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying, 2Command the children of Israel, that they give unto the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell in; and ye shall give also unto the Levites suburbs for the cities round about them. 3And the cities shall they have to dwell in; and the suburbs of them shall be for their cattle, and for their goods, and for all their beasts. 4And the suburbs of the cities, which ye shall give unto the Levites, shall reach from the wall of the city and outward a thousand cubits round about. 5And ye shall measure from without the city on the east side two thousand cubits, and on the south side two thousand cubits, and on the west side two thousand cubits, and on the north side two thousand cubits; and the city shall be in the midst: this shall be to them the suburbs of the cities. 6And among the cities which ye shall give unto the Levites there shall be six cities for refuge, which ye shall appoint for the manslayer, that he may flee thither: and to them ye shall add forty and two cities. 7So all the cities which ye shall give to the Levites shall be forty and eight cities: them shall ye give with their suburbs. 8And the cities which ye shall give shall be of the possession of the children of Israel: from them that have many ye shall give many; but from them that have few ye shall give few: every one shall give of his cities unto the Levites according to his inheritance which he inheriteth. (Numbers 35:1‑8); Deuteronomio 18:1-81The priests the Levites, and all the tribe of Levi, shall have no part nor inheritance with Israel: they shall eat the offerings of the Lord made by fire, and his inheritance. 2Therefore shall they have no inheritance among their brethren: the Lord is their inheritance, as he hath said unto them. 3And this shall be the priest's due from the people, from them that offer a sacrifice, whether it be ox or sheep; and they shall give unto the priest the shoulder, and the two cheeks, and the maw. 4The firstfruit also of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the first of the fleece of thy sheep, shalt thou give him. 5For the Lord thy God hath chosen him out of all thy tribes, to stand to minister in the name of the Lord, him and his sons for ever. 6And if a Levite come from any of thy gates out of all Israel, where he sojourned, and come with all the desire of his mind unto the place which the Lord shall choose; 7Then he shall minister in the name of the Lord his God, as all his brethren the Levites do, which stand there before the Lord. 8They shall have like portions to eat, beside that which cometh of the sale of his patrimony. (Deuteronomy 18:1‑8)
No se quedaría completo el estudio del Tabernáculo, si no se incluyera algo referente a LOS LEVITAS, SU OBRA, y LA DIVISIÓN DEL TRABAJO.
Los levitas son representativos de los creyentes como SIERVOS de Jesucristo. Su obra era llevar el tabernáculo y los vasos santos por el desierto, para erigirlo según el diseño divino en el lugar ordenado divinamente, y bajarlo cuando la nube se levantaba para que el campamento emprendiera marcha. Su llamamiento, sus calificaciones para el servicio y las varias esferas en las cuales Jehová los colocó, son todos temas de mucho interés para el creyente.
Tuvieron que ser llamados. Los levitas fueron llamados según la gracia para ocupar el lugar de los primogénitos (véase Números 3:12-1312And I, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of all the firstborn that openeth the matrix among the children of Israel: therefore the Levites shall be mine; 13Because all the firstborn are mine; for on the day that I smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I hallowed unto me all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast: mine shall they be: I am the Lord. (Numbers 3:12‑13)); asimismo el llamamiento y la gracia de Dios han llegado a nosotros, pecadores de los gentiles que estaban lejos, “sin esperanza y sin Dios en el mundo” (véase Efesios 2:1-101And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; 2Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience: 3Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others. 4But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, 5Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) 6And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: 7That in the ages to come he might show the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus. 8For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9Not of works, lest any man should boast. 10For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. (Ephesians 2:1‑10)); un pueblo muerto y resucitado, vivo a Dios en nuevas circunstancias y en un nuevo ambiente.
Después de su llamamiento vino su preparación para el servicio; tenían que ser “expiados” y “apartados” en la presencia de toda la congregación. Eso era el primer paso. No era “educación” y “ordinación”, sino “expiación” y “separación”. Aparte de estos requisitos, nadie puede jamás llegar a ser siervo de Dios. Pueden ser votados para puestos eclesiásticos por colegas; pueden predicar, enseñar y administrar los “sacramentos” así designados; pero, sin ser renacidos y llamados por Dios por Su Espíritu (véase Hechos 13:22As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them. (Acts 13:2)) son nada más que siervos del diablo (véase Hechos 8:9-239But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one: 10To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God. 11And to him they had regard, because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries. 12But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women. 13Then Simon himself believed also: and when he was baptized, he continued with Philip, and wondered, beholding the miracles and signs which were done. 14Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John: 15Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost: 16(For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.) 17Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost. 18And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money, 19Saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost. 20But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money. 21Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God. 22Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee. 23For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity. (Acts 8:9‑23)).
Los levitas tenían que ser “apartados”. Fueron dados a Aarón en don (véase Números 8:1919And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and to his sons from among the children of Israel, to do the service of the children of Israel in the tabernacle of the congregation, and to make an atonement for the children of Israel: that there be no plague among the children of Israel, when the children of Israel come nigh unto the sanctuary. (Numbers 8:19)), y por él devueltos a Jehová en ofrenda viva (véase versículo 21). Entonces les fue permitido entrar en el servicio del tabernáculo por un período de 25 años (véase Números 8:24-2524This is it that belongeth unto the Levites: from twenty and five years old and upward they shall go in to wait upon the service of the tabernacle of the congregation: 25And from the age of fifty years they shall cease waiting upon the service thereof, and shall serve no more: (Numbers 8:24‑25)). También el siervo del Señor tiene que ser apartado de los yugos desiguales y de la comunión con las tinieblas (véase 2 Corintios 6:14-1814Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? 15And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? 16And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. 17Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, 18And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty. (2 Corinthians 6:14‑18)). Hay mucho que “dejar” (véase 1 Pedro 2:11Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, (1 Peter 2:1)), y de lo cual “despojarnos” (véase Colosenses 3:8-98But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth. 9Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds; (Colossians 3:8‑9)) después de ser convertidos, y así el creyente debe ser “probado”.
A ellos no les fue dada ninguna herencia terrenal como fue dada a sus hermanos de las tribus de Israel. Jehová mismo era su herencia y de las ofrendas de Él les fue permitido participar (véase Deuteronomio 18:1-21The priests the Levites, and all the tribe of Levi, shall have no part nor inheritance with Israel: they shall eat the offerings of the Lord made by fire, and his inheritance. 2Therefore shall they have no inheritance among their brethren: the Lord is their inheritance, as he hath said unto them. (Deuteronomy 18:1‑2)). Sus necesidades fueron abundantemente provistas por su Dios por medio de sus hermanos, y no les faltó ningún bien (véase Números 35:1-81And the Lord spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying, 2Command the children of Israel, that they give unto the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell in; and ye shall give also unto the Levites suburbs for the cities round about them. 3And the cities shall they have to dwell in; and the suburbs of them shall be for their cattle, and for their goods, and for all their beasts. 4And the suburbs of the cities, which ye shall give unto the Levites, shall reach from the wall of the city and outward a thousand cubits round about. 5And ye shall measure from without the city on the east side two thousand cubits, and on the south side two thousand cubits, and on the west side two thousand cubits, and on the north side two thousand cubits; and the city shall be in the midst: this shall be to them the suburbs of the cities. 6And among the cities which ye shall give unto the Levites there shall be six cities for refuge, which ye shall appoint for the manslayer, that he may flee thither: and to them ye shall add forty and two cities. 7So all the cities which ye shall give to the Levites shall be forty and eight cities: them shall ye give with their suburbs. 8And the cities which ye shall give shall be of the possession of the children of Israel: from them that have many ye shall give many; but from them that have few ye shall give few: every one shall give of his cities unto the Levites according to his inheritance which he inheriteth. (Numbers 35:1‑8)). Era así con los siervos de Cristo en los días primitivos, y debe ser así hoy en día, pero desgraciadamente esto es olvidado por muchos de nuestros amados hermanos en Cristo. El ministerio no debe ser un comercio de moda en el cual se obtiene la alabanza de los hombres con salarios fijos y títulos mundanos. “Prisiones y tribulaciones” (Hechos 20:2323Save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me. (Acts 20:23)) eran la porción y perspectiva de los siervos de Dios de aquel entonces: “cada día muriendo” (1 Corintios 15:3131I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily. (1 Corinthians 15:31)) era su experiencia diaria.
El repartimiento del trabajo
La tribu de Leví se componía de tres familias: Coath, Gersón y Merari. El cuidado de cierta parte del tabernáculo de Dios fue confiado a cada una de éstas.
El significado de cada familia es interesante. “Coath” quiere decir “asamblea”, así representa el ministerio de Pablo; “Gersón” quiere decir “extranjero aquí”, y así corresponde al ministerio de Pedro; y “Merari” quiere decir “la amargura”, y corresponde al ministerio de Juan. También, generalmente se entiende que la obra de los meraritas, con sus fundamentos y armadura, representa al evangelista y su obra; los gersonitas, con sus cortinas, cubiertas y cuerdas embelleciendo, protegiendo, y reforzando: al pastor y a su obra; los coathitas, llevando sobre los hombros con paso firme los vasos del santuario y poniéndolos en orden: al maestro y a su ministerio. “Él mismo” (Cristo) “dio unos, ciertamente apóstoles; y otros, profetas; y otros, evangelistas; y otros pastores y doctores [maestros]; para perfección de los santos, para la obra del ministerio, para edificación del cuerpo de Cristo” (Efesios 4:11-1211And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; 12For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: (Ephesians 4:11‑12)).
La esfera del evangelista es el mundo. Él habla de Cristo crucificado y resucitado: éste es su tema —pone las basas en la arena del desierto—. Su mensaje es el arrepentimiento y la fe en nuestro Señor Jesucristo, nada de la reforma de este mundo ya condenado; no tiene nada que ver con precedentes o “estriberones” que conduzcan al evangelio de Cristo. Predica a Cristo crucificado, resucitado y glorificado a la diestra de la Majestad en los cielos. Cristo es la fuente de la salvación para el pecador (véase Hechos 4:1212Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. (Acts 4:12)), tanto como el fundamento de la Iglesia (véase Mateo 16:1818And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. (Matthew 16:18)), y habiendo hecho esto por el poder del Espíritu Santo, les dirige al Centro divino, Cristo, conforme al dechado divino (véase Mateo 18:2020For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them. (Matthew 18:20)).
La obra de los meraritas fue seguida por la de sus coadjutores, los gersonitas, quienes con las cuerdas reforzaron, con las cubiertas protegieron, y con las cortinas embellecieron lo que sus hermanos habían edificado. Esta es la obra del pastor, no en el sentido del sectarismo como de uno ordenado por los hombres (lo que es ajeno a la enseñanza del Nuevo Testamento), sino como un verdadero cuidador de las ovejas y los corderos (véase 1 Pedro 5:2-42Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind; 3Neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being ensamples to the flock. 4And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away. (1 Peter 5:2‑4)).
Un día un hermano indio fue interrogado por cierto misionero:
—¿Quién es el pastor de ustedes?
Respondió el hermano:
—Señor, somos cuatro.
—¡Cuatro! —exclamó el misionero—. Debe ser una congregación muy rica para sostener cuatro pastores.
—Sí, señor —respondió el hermano indio —. Somos cuatro y cuidamos estas ovejitas —dijo, señalando una agrupación de campesinos humildes y pobres.
Ya levantado y embellecido el tabernáculo, restaba que los hijos de Coath entraran los vasos santos y los colocaran en sus lugares ordenados en la casa y los atrios de Jehová. Esto es la obra del maestro. Con enseñanza fiel y sabia, todo en su debido orden, y a la medida que los creyentes las puedan recibir, enseña las verdades de las cuales estos vasos sagrados son figuras; por ejemplo: explica el significado del altar de bronce que habla del sacrificio perfecto de Cristo, y la aceptación del creyente en Cristo; de la fuente, que habla de la purificación diaria; y prosigue con las cosas prefiguradas en el altar, la mesa, el candelero —la posición de los santos resucitados con Cristo, adorando en el altar, alimentados de la mesa y en la comunión del propiciatorio.
Así, por constante y continuo trabajo en el Señor, la obra del Señor sigue día tras día, y de siglo en siglo, a pesar de la oposición de hombres y los impedimentos de Satanás.
Quisiéramos agregar algo más referente a las tres familias: Coath, Gersón y Merari. En Números 7, leemos que “Moisés recibió los carros y los bueyes, y diólos a los levitas. Dos carros y cuatro bueyes, dio a los hijos de Gersón conforme a su ministerio; y a los hijos de Merari dio los cuatro carros y ocho bueyes, conforme a su ministerio ... y a los hijos de Coath no dio; porque llevaban sobre sí en los hombros el servicio del santuario” (Números 7:6-96And Moses took the wagons and the oxen, and gave them unto the Levites. 7Two wagons and four oxen he gave unto the sons of Gershon, according to their service: 8And four wagons and eight oxen he gave unto the sons of Merari, according unto their service, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest. 9But unto the sons of Kohath he gave none: because the service of the sanctuary belonging unto them was that they should bear upon their shoulders. (Numbers 7:6‑9)).
Se nota, pues, que los gersonitas y los meraritas necesitaban carros y bueyes para llevar las cosas pesadas del tabernáculo, tales como se enumeran en Números 4:22-28,29-3322Take also the sum of the sons of Gershon, throughout the houses of their fathers, by their families; 23From thirty years old and upward until fifty years old shalt thou number them; all that enter in to perform the service, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation. 24This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, to serve, and for burdens: 25And they shall bear the curtains of the tabernacle, and the tabernacle of the congregation, his covering, and the covering of the badgers' skins that is above upon it, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, 26And 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. 27At 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. 28This 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. (Numbers 4:22‑28)
29As for the sons of Merari, thou shalt number them after their families, by the house of their fathers; 30From 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. 31And this is the charge of their burden, according to all their service in the tabernacle of the congregation; the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and sockets thereof, 32And the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords, with all their instruments, and with all their service: and by name ye shall reckon the instruments of the charge of their burden. 33This is the service of the families of the sons of Merari, according to all their service, in the tabernacle of the congregation, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest. (Numbers 4:29‑33). Pero, no fue así con el servicio de los coathitas. Su cargo era demasiado precioso para que fuese llevado en carros. Era su privilegio y responsabilidad de llevar las cosas sagradas sobre sus hombros. ¡Quiera Dios que reconozcamos nuestro gran privilegio y solemne responsabilidad de dar fiel testimonio al Nombre de nuestro Señor Jesucristo!