The rare jewel of Christian contentment. By Jeremiah Burroughs, preacher of the Gospel to…The rare jevvel of Christian contentment. By Jeremiah Burroughs, preacher of the Gospel to…

First, that the Children of Kohath were in a higher condition then other of the Levites, that Isle show you out of the fourth of Numb. 4. v. there you shall find what their condition was. This shall be the service of the sons of Kohath in the Tabernacle of the Congregation about the most holy things: mark, the Levites were exercised about holy things, but the sons of Kohath their service was about the most holy things of all, and you shall find in the 21. of Joshua, vers. 10. That God did honour the sons of Kohath in a more special manner then he did honour the other Levites, which honour the Children of Aaron (being of the families of the Koathites, who were of the Children of Levi) had; for theirs was the first lot, and they were preferred before the other families of Levi, those that were employed in the most honourable employment, they had the most honourable Lot, the first Lot: fell to them: thus you see God honoured the Children of the Kohathite. But (might other Levites say) how hath God preferred this family before us? They are honoured more then the other were? But now mark their burden that comes in with their honour, and that Isle show you out of two Scriptures, the first is, Numb. 7, 6. 7. 8. 9. And Moses took the Wagons, and the Oxen, and gave them unto the Levites, two wagons and four oxen he gave unto the sons of Gershom, according to their service, 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, but saith he in the 9 ver. Unto the sons of Kohath he gave none, because the service of the Sanctuary that belonged unto them, was, that they should bear upon their shoulders. Mark, the other Levites had oxen, and wagons given to them, to ease them of their service, but (saith he) to the sons of Kohath he gave none, ⟨p. 88⟩but they should bear their service upon their shoulders, and that's the reason why God was so displeased, because that they would have more ease in Gods service then God would have them, for whereas they should carry it upon their shoulders, they would carry it upon a cart, mark here you see the first burden that they had, beyond what the other Levites had;

First, that the Children of Kohath were in a higher condition then other of the Levites, that Ile shew you out of the fourth of