Also Jehoiada appointed the offices of the house of the LORD by the hand of the priests the Levites, whom David had distributed in the house of the LORD, to offer the burnt offerings of the LORD, as it is written in the law of Moses, with rejoicing and with singing, as it was ordained by David.
Jehoiada also assigned duties in the Lord's temple to the priests and Levites, whom David had organized to serve in the temple. Their job was to offer burnt offerings to the Lord, just as written in Moses' law, and to do it with joy and singing, following David's instructions.
Jehoiada restored proper worship in God's temple by putting the priests and Levites back in their rightful positions to offer sacrifices with joyful singing, just as God had commanded through Moses and David.
📚 Historical Context
This took place after the evil Queen Athaliah was overthrown and young King Joash was crowned. Jehoiada the priest was leading religious reforms to restore proper worship of God in Jerusalem. David had originally organized the priests and Levites into divisions for temple service centuries earlier, and Moses' law had established the sacrificial system.
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