Num 4:35 | KingComments | STEP | After the division of tasks, the numbering per family and the total follows. The total number of 22,000 Levites from one month ( ) is large in proportion to the dimensions of the tabernacle. Those who actually serve, i.e. those who are between thirty and fifty years old, are 8,580. If every Levite faithfully does his job, he will be able to do his job well, for they are with many, whereas the work to be done is comparatively small. Nor has the Lord Jesus laid upon His servants today any heavy and difficult burdens, for His “yoke is easy” and His “burden is light” ( ; cf. ). According to the Lord’s purpose, no servant need be overloaded. With so many servants you can relieve each other in time. Unfortunately, many of today’s Levites do not perform their task (cf. ). The Lord Himself speaks of it when He says: “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few” ( ). The result is that often too much has to be done by too few.

‏ Numbers 4:35

Numbered Men per Family and Total

After the division of tasks, the numbering per family and the total follows. The total number of 22,000 Levites from one month (Num 3:39) is large in proportion to the dimensions of the tabernacle. Those who actually serve, i.e. those who are between thirty and fifty years old, are 8,580. If every Levite faithfully does his job, he will be able to do his job well, for they are with many, whereas the work to be done is comparatively small.

Nor has the Lord Jesus laid upon His servants today any heavy and difficult burdens, for His “yoke is easy” and His “burden is light” (Mt 11:29-30; cf. Mt 23:1-4). According to the Lord’s purpose, no servant need be overloaded. With so many servants you can relieve each other in time. Unfortunately, many of today’s Levites do not perform their task (cf. Neh 3:5). The Lord Himself speaks of it when He says: “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few” (Mt 9:37). The result is that often too much has to be done by too few.