I only detain the Reader to remark in the perusal of these verses, the striking difference in the sons of Kohath, to that of the others. Upon their bare shoulders their burden was to be borne; no doubt by way of intimating the preciousness of the treasure they carried. Nothing is holy enough to bear the ark of GOD. Nothing, my soul, in thee is holy enough to touch JESUS, of whom the ark was a type: and yet blessed be his name, he condescends to touch thee, see Matthew 8:3. See that awful instance in the case of Uzzah, for the reverse of this: 2 Samuel 6:6-7. But what sanctity ought to distinguish those who minister in holy things, and bear the vessels of the LORD? Isaiah 52:11.
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Numbers 7:6-9
6 And Moses took the wagons and the oxen, and gave them unto the Levites.
7 Two wagons and four oxen he gave unto the sons of Gershon, according to their service:
8 And four wagons and eight oxen he gave unto the sons of Merari, according unto their service, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
9 But unto the sons of Kohath he gave none: because the service of the sanctuary belonging unto them was that they should bear upon their shoulders.