Well, another list of names. These are the guys who guarded the gates, and were responsible for the treasury. But I don't want to skip over verse 5. It says God blessed Obed-Edom. You'll remember that this is the fella who took the ark into his home, after David freaked out. At that time, I wondered just how Obed-Edom was blessed. Children apparently are a blessing. They are treasured enough to be a blessing. A promise. Probably not just so you have more guys to work the field, but also that they are a miracle of creation.
The scripture also suggests that gatekeepers were chosen not by birthright, but because they were capable men (v. 6-8). Guarding the temple (or the city?) was no job for slackers or the incompetant. It was an important job, and these men were probably selected. Nobody backed into the role.
Since there were only a couple guys on each of the gates, it was probably for security purposes. No invading army would have any trouble with a couple of guards.
So what's the point? Is this a sort of establishing of the system for how church is supposed to go? People all have their roles...
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