25. From time to time, their relatives in their villages had to come to the temple. They had to share their duties for a week at a time.
26. The four main men who guarded the gates were Levites. They were trusted with the duty of taking care of the storerooms and the other rooms in the house of God.
27. They spent the night in their positions around the house of God. That's because they had to guard it. They were in charge of the key that opened the temple each morning.
28. Some Levites were in charge of the articles that were used when they served at the temple. They counted the articles when they were brought in. They also counted them when they were taken out.
29. Other Levites were appointed to take care of all of the other articles that belonged to the temple. They also took care of the flour, wine, olive oil, incense and spices.
30. Some of the priests took care of mixing the spices.
31. There was a Levite named Mattithiah. He was the oldest son of Shallum. Shallum belonged to the family line of Korah. Mattithiah was trusted with the duty of baking the offering bread.
32. The bread was placed on the table every Sabbath day. Some Levites in the family line of Kohath were in charge of preparing the bread.