SUMMARY
This list of names includes the descendants of LeviSon of Jacob and Leah, brother to Reuben, Simeon, and Dinah. More (6:1-30) and the musicians that DavidSecond king of Israel, David united the northern and southern kingdoms. More appoints to play in the TempleThe Jerusalem temple, unlike the tabernacle, was a permanent structure, although (like the tabernacle) it was a place of worship and religious activity. On one occasion Jesus felt such activity was unacceptable and, as reported in all four Gospels, drove from the temple those engaged... More (6:31-48), followed by a brief reference to the priestly work of AaronMoses' brother and spokesman, and Israel's first high priest. More and his sons (6:49-53).
ANALYSIS
The activities in the Jerusalem Temple necessitated multiple roles within the order of worship. While the most prominent sanctuaryA sanctuary is the consecrated area around the altar of a church or temple. It also means a place of safety where one can flee for protection. In the Old Testament, especially in the Psalms, God is referred to as a sanctuary, a refuge from... More servants would have been the priests offering various sacrifices (1 Chronicles 6:49-53), multiple musicians were needed to provide “song in the house of the Lord” (6:31) while the priests did their sacrificial duty. Based on the many names included in the list of musicians, readers should envision an ancient temple court brimming with the sounds of musical instruments. The Chronicler notes that these musicians “performed their service” (6:32) just as the Levites performed the “service of the tabernacleThe tabernacle, a word meaning "tent," was a portable worship place for the Hebrew people after they left Egypt. It was said to contain the ark of the covenant. The plans for the tabernacle are dictated by God in Exodus 26. More of the house of God” (6:48)—the Hebrew for “service” (עֲבֹדָה; avodah) is the same in both cases. Indeed, at least some of the temple musicians were Levites (see 2 Chronicles 34:12). This alignment of instrumentation with other Levitical service conveys the Chronicler’s esteem for music as an indispensable part of temple worship.
