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.
33. Those who led the music lived in rooms in the temple. They were the leaders of their Levite families. Their only duty was to lead the music. They had to do that work day and night.
34. All of them were the leaders of their Levite families. They were listed as chiefs in their family history. They lived in Jerusalem.