³⁰ And from the children of Israel’s half you shall take ^(A)one of every fifty, drawn from the persons, the cattle, the donkeys, and the sheep, from all the livestock, and give them to the Levites ^(B)who ^[a]keep charge of the tabernacle of the Lord.”

^31 (A)Their duty included ^(B)the ark, ^(C)the table, ^(D)the lampstand, ^(E)the altars, the utensils of the sanctuary with which they ministered, ^(F)the screen, and all the work relating to them.

^25 (A)The duties of the children of Gershon in the tabernacle of meeting included ^(B)the tabernacle, ^(C)the tent with ^(D)its covering, ^(E)the screen for the door of the tabernacle of meeting,

⁷ And they shall attend to his needs and the needs of the whole congregation before the tabernacle of meeting, to do ^(A)the work of the tabernacle. ⁸ Also they shall attend to all the furnishings of the tabernacle of meeting, and to the needs of the children of Israel, to do the work of the tabernacle.

^17 (A)Obey those who ^[a]rule over you, and be submissive, for ^(B)they watch out for your souls, as those who must give account. Let them do so with joy and not with grief, for that would be unprofitable for you.

¹⁷ And say to ^(A)Archippus, “Take heed to ^(B)the ministry which you have received in the Lord, that you may fulfill it.”

^13 (A)Do you not know that those who minister the holy things eat of the things of the ^(B)temple, and those who serve at the altar partake of the offerings of the altar? ¹⁴ Even so ^(C)the Lord has commanded ^(D)that those who preach the gospel should live from the gospel.

² Moreover it is required in stewards that one be found faithful.

^28 (A)Therefore take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit ^(B)has made you overseers, to shepherd the church ^[a]of God ^(C)which He purchased ^(D)with His own blood.