Numbers 3:8
And they shall keep all the instruments of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the children of Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle.
Cross-references
Numbers 3:38 assigns Moses and Aaron guard duty—another aspect of Levitical responsibility alongside the Gershonites' furnishings duty in Numbers 3:8.
Numbers 4:15 gives specific instructions for Kohathites to carry the furnishings after covering, building on the duty to keep furnishings in 3:8.
Numbers 4:28 specifies the service and guard duty of the Gershonites, one of the Levite families from 3:8.
Numbers 4:33 specifies the service of the Merarites, another Levite family, as part of the duties outlined in 3:8.
Numbers 10:17 describes the Gershonites and Merarites carrying the tabernacle, enacting the duty of keeping furnishings from 3:8.
Numbers 1:53 commands Levites to guard the tabernacle to prevent wrath—complementing their charge over furnishings in Numbers 3:8.
Numbers 4:12 details how Kohathites pack holy vessels—a practical outworking of the general charge given in Numbers 3:8.
Numbers 4:32 specifies the Merarites' duty to carry tabernacle frames—another specific task from the general assignment in Numbers 3:8.
Numbers 18:21 gives tithes to Levites as payment for their service—the compensation for the duties described in Numbers 3:8.
Numbers 10:21 shows Kohathites carrying holy things during the march—another Levitical duty parallel to the Gershonites' charge over furnishings in Numbers 3:8.
Isaiah 52:11 calls for purity among those bearing the Lord's vessels—a prophetic echo of the sacred duty assigned to Levites in Numbers 3:8.
1 Chronicles 26:20-28 describes Levites having charge over temple treasuries—a later echo of their responsibility for tabernacle furnishings in Numbers 3:8.
Ezra 8:24-30 records priests being set apart to transport holy vessels—mirroring the Levitical care for tabernacle furnishings in Numbers 3:8.