What does 1 Chronicles 23:6 mean?

1 Chronicles 23:6 highlights themes such as leadership, organization, service when read in context.

How should I apply 1 Chronicles 23:6 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

4Of which, twenty and four thousand were to set forward the work of the house of the LORD; and six thousand were officers and judges:

5Moreover four thousand were porters; and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise therewith.

6And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

7Of the Gershonites were, Laadan, and Shimei.

8The sons of Laadan; the chief was Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three.

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1 Corinthians 12:12
David's division of the Levites into courses reflects the New Testament teaching on the body of Christ being organized for service.