Numbers 4:20

20 And they shall by no means go in to look suddenly upon the holy things, and die.

Numbers 4:20 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 4:20

But they shall not go in to see when the holy things are
covered
They were not to be present while they were packing up, test they should see any of them with their eyes; they were not to go in until they were quite covered out of sight; which may signify the hiding of the mysteries of grace in those things under the former dispensation, when even the Levites themselves were not admitted to a sight of them; see ( Ephesians 3:4 Ephesians 3:5 ) ;

lest they die;
by the immediate hand of God.

Numbers 4:20 In-Context

18 Ye shall not destroy the family of Caath from the tribe out of the midst of the Levites.

19 This do ye to them, and they shall live and not die, when they approach the holy of holies: Let Aaron and his sons advance, and they shall place them each in his post for bearing.

20 And they shall by no means go in to look suddenly upon the holy things, and die.

21 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

22 Take the sum of the children of Gedson, and these according to the houses of their lineage, according to their families.