They were in charge of the meeting tent and the holy place, and helped their relatives, the descendants of Aaron, in the service of the Lord’s temple.

They and their descendants were assigned to guard the gates of the Lord’s sanctuary (that is, the tabernacle).

They would spend the night in their posts all around God’s sanctuary, for they were assigned to guard it and would open it with the key every morning.

They cast lots to determine their responsibilities – oldest as well as youngest, teacher as well as student.

These divisions of the gatekeepers, corresponding to their leaders, had assigned responsibilities, like their relatives, as they served in the Lord’s temple.

From Benjamin, Saul’s tribe, there were 3,000, most of whom, up to that time, had been loyal to Saul.