Numbers 3:32

32 Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, was the chief administrator over all the Levites, with special responsibility for the oversight of the sanctuary.

Numbers 3:32 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 3:32

And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest
Who was of the first of these families, the Amramites:

[shall be] chief over the chief of the Levites;
over the three chiefs of the three houses of the Levites, who were Eliasaph the son of Lael, the chief of the Gershonites; and Elizaphan the son of Uzziel, the chief of the Kohathites; and Zuriel the son of Abihail, the chief of the Merarites:

[and have] the oversight of them that keep the charge of the
sanctuary;
the Kohathites, who had the care of the things belonging to the holy and most holy places; and these were particularly under the inspection of Eleazar, because they were things the priests had a, special concern in; see ( Numbers 4:32 ) .

Numbers 3:32 In-Context

30 The leader of the Kohathite clans was Elizaphan son of Uzziel.

31 These four clans were responsible for the care of the Ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the various articles used in the sanctuary, the inner curtain, and all the equipment related to their use.

32 Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, was the chief administrator over all the Levites, with special responsibility for the oversight of the sanctuary.

33 The descendants of Merari were composed of the clans descended from Mahli and Mushi.

34 There were 6,200 males one month old or older among these Merarite clans.