Numbers 3:8

8 they shall have charge of all the furnishings of the tent of meeting, and attend to the duties for the people of Israel as they minister at the tabernacle.

Numbers 3:8 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 3:8

And they shall keep all the instruments of the tabernacle of
the congregation
Take care of them that none be lost or come to any damage, especially while it was moving, and carried from place to place; then the several parts of it, as well as the vessels in it, were committed to their care and charge, the particulars of which see in ( Numbers 3:25 Numbers 3:26 Numbers 3:31 Numbers 3:36 Numbers 3:37 ) ;

and the charge of the children of Israel, to do the service of the
tabernacle; (See Gill on Numbers 3:7).

Numbers 3:8 In-Context

6 "Bring the tribe of Levi near, and set them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister to him.

7 They shall perform duties for him and for the whole congregation before the tent of meeting, as they minister at the tabernacle;

8 they shall have charge of all the furnishings of the tent of meeting, and attend to the duties for the people of Israel as they minister at the tabernacle.

9 And you shall give the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they are wholly given to him from among the people of Israel.

10 And you shall appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall attend to their priesthood; but if any one else comes near, he shall be put to death."