1 Chronicles 23:28

28 And they are to be under the hand of the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of the Lord, in the porches, and in the chambers, and in the place of purification, and in the sanctuary, and in all the works of the ministry of the temple of the Lord.

1 Chronicles 23:28 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 23:28

Because their office was to wait on the sons of Aaron
The priests:

for the service of the house of the Lord;
to assist them therein, and not to bear burdens as in times past; the Targum is,

``wherefore the place of their habitations was by the side of the sons of Aaron, for the worship of the sanctuary of the Lord:''

in the courts, and in the chambers, and in the purifying of all holy
things, and the work of the service of the house of God;
to keep the house, and all the apartments in it, courts and chambers, clean, by sweeping and washing them, and carrying out all the filth thereof made by the sacrifices, and otherwise.

1 Chronicles 23:28 In-Context

26 And it shall not be the office of the Levites to carry any more the tabernacle, and all the vessels for the service thereof.

27 So according to the last precepts of David, the sons of Levi are to be numbered from twenty years old and upward.

28 And they are to be under the hand of the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of the Lord, in the porches, and in the chambers, and in the place of purification, and in the sanctuary, and in all the works of the ministry of the temple of the Lord.

29 And the priests have the charge of the loaves of proposition, and of the sacrifice of fine flour, and of the unleavened cakes, and of the fryingpan, and of the roasting, and of every weight and measure.

30 And the Levites are to stand in the morning to give thanks, and to sing praises to the Lord: and in like manner in the evening,