2 Chronicles 8:14

14 Solomon followed his father David's instructions and chose the groups of priests for their service and the Levites to lead the praise and to help the priests do their daily work. And he chose the gatekeepers by their groups to serve at each gate, as David, the man of God, had commanded.

2 Chronicles 8:14 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 8:14

And he appointed, according to the order of David his father,
the courses of the priests to their service
The twenty four courses which served weekly in their turns, ( 1 Chronicles 24:1-31 )

and the Levites to their charges, to praise and minister before the
priests, as duty of every day required;
who also had their courses by lot, to sing the praises of God, when the priests sacrificed, or blew the trumpets, ( 1 Chronicles 25:1-31 ) ,

the porters also by their courses at every gate;
from hence Dr. Lightfoot concludes that these were divided into twenty four classes, as the priests and Levite singers were:

for so had David the man of God commanded,
( 1 Chronicles 26:1-32 ) , who in all these affairs acted as a prophet, under the inspiration and direction of the Holy Spirit of God.

2 Chronicles 8:14 In-Context

12 Then Solomon offered burnt offerings to the Lord on the altar he had built for the Lord in front of the Temple porch.

13 He offered sacrifices every day as Moses had commanded. They were offered on the Sabbath days, New Moons, and the three yearly feasts -- the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks, and the Feast of Shelters.

14 Solomon followed his father David's instructions and chose the groups of priests for their service and the Levites to lead the praise and to help the priests do their daily work. And he chose the gatekeepers by their groups to serve at each gate, as David, the man of God, had commanded.

15 They obeyed all of Solomon's commands to the priests and Levites, as well as his commands about the treasuries.

16 All Solomon's work was done as he had said from the day the foundation of the Temple of the Lord was begun, until it was finished. So the Temple was finished.