I Chronicles 26:1,20

I Chronicles 26:1,20 Concerning the divisions of the porters: Of the Korhites was Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph. And of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasures of the house of God, and over the treasures of the dedicated things. King David had the priests and Levites organized to make their ministries operate efficiently. He also organized the gatekeepers and the treasurers. The gatekeepers were very important. Jerusalem had to be secure. In order to keep spies and crooks out of town, the gates were closed at sundown and opened again at sunrise. Any gatekeeper who let someone in after hours could lose his life! His job was that important! And the treasurers had important jobs too! Can you imagine keeping up with all of the gold and silver in the house of God?! Every single spoon and cup had to be accounted for. So King David organized the treasurers to oversee God’s things. As you can see, no job was unimportant during David’s reign as king. And no job is unimportant in your church too. So, if you have a job, even a little one, do it to the best of your ability. Do the best that you can - for God!

I Chronicles 25:1

I Chronicles 25:1 Moreover David and the captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals … David wrote many Psalms. A psalm is a song. The word, prophesy, in the Old Testament means to preach. So David appointed singers who were to preach with their singing. And that’s really what good singing should do: a gospel song should preach the Gospel! A hymn should praise the name of the Lord! Good music is not just a catchy tune; good music should move the heart and speak to the mind. Good music is good preaching.

I Chronicles 23:1,4-6

I Chronicles 23:1,4-6, So when David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel. And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites. Of which, twenty and four thousand were to set forward the work of the house of the LORD; and six thousand were officers and judges: Moreover four thousand were porters; and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise therewith. And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi … King David was an army general and he was great at organization. He had his army organized with captains over hundreds and leaders over them. David organized the priests by course. He had 24 different courses so that each priest served about two weeks each year. The priests weren’t lazy, they had much preparation for that two week duty. They were like our astronauts who prepare for years just for a two week space shuttle mission. David organized the porters, who were the doorkeepers at the Temple-to-be. David had traveling judges to settle disputes around the country. And, Because David himself was a musician, David appointed singers and instrument players to make music before the Lord.  God was pleased with David’s organization. David made sure that everything ran smoothly at God’s house.