Numbers 7:7

7 Two wagons and four oxen he gave to the sons of Gershon, according to their service;

Numbers 7:7 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 7:7

Two wagons and four oxen he gave unto the sons of Gershon
The eldest son of Levi:

according to their service;
which was to bear and take care of the curtains, coverings, hangings and rails of the tabernacle; and which, when carrying from place to place, it was proper they should be covered from being exposed to rain and dust; and being so many as they were, must be heavy, burdensome, and cumbersome, and therefore two wagons, with two yoke of oxen, were given them, to ease them.

Numbers 7:7 In-Context

5 "Accept these from them, that they may be used in doing the service of the tent of meeting, and give them to the Levites, to each man according to his service."

6 So Moses took the wagons and the oxen, and gave them to the Levites.

7 Two wagons and four oxen he gave to the sons of Gershon, according to their service;

8 and four wagons and eight oxen he gave to the sons of Merar'i, according to their service, under the direction of Ith'amar the son of Aaron the priest.

9 But to the sons of Kohath he gave none, because they were charged with the care of the holy things which had to be carried on the shoulder.