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They and their sons had the permanent responsibility for guarding the gates of God's house, the house of worship;
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the main security guards were posted at the four entrances, east, west, north, and south;
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their brothers in the villages were scheduled to give them relief weekly - the four main security guards were responsible for round-the-clock surveillance.
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Being Levites, they were responsible for the security of all supplies and valuables in the house of God.
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They kept watch all through the night and had the key to open the doors each morning.
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Some were in charge of the articles used in The Temple worship - they counted them both when they brought them in and when they took them out.
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Others were in charge of supplies in the sanctuary - flour, wine, oil, incense, and spices.
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And some of the priests were assigned to mixing the oils for the perfume.
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The Levite Mattithiah, the firstborn son of Shallum the Korahite, was responsible for baking the bread for the services of worship.
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Some of the brothers, sons of the Kohathites, were assigned to preparing the bread set out on the table each Sabbath.
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And then there were the musicians, all heads of Levite families. They had permanent living quarters in The Temple; because they were on twenty-four-hour duty,