Hey Bible readers, I'm Tara Lee Cobble, and I'm your host for the Bible Recap.

Today we finished our 12th book of the Bible. Congratulations. Today, David continues making

preparations for the first temple to be built, and even though this is God's house, and David's doing the planning, it's commonly referred to as Solomon's temple, since

he's the one who actually built it. We start out with the gatekeepers. This is an incredibly

important role. They are Jerusalem's first line of defense against attack, so these men need

to be agile and vigilant. There are lots of gates in the city all defense against attack, so these men need to be agile and vigilant.

There are lots of gates in the city all around the walls, so there need to be lots of gatekeepers as well.

And if you recall, scripture regards east as the direction of holiness, so not only would the temple itself face east, but the gate of highest honor and the one that requires the most guards is the

eastern gate. It's also known as the king's gate. And scripture tells us this is the gate

Jesus will return through when he comes back to earth at his second coming. And you may recall

that it's the gate the local Muslims have currently sealed off with concrete, and they've built a

cemetery in front of it in order to

prevent the Jewish Messiah from coming through. I don't expect that to stand a chance against

him. David also sets up treasurers for the temple. They aren't just in charge of money. They're in charge

of any gifts dedicated to God or even the spoils of war. I'm so curious what kind of spoils they got. I bet if you had this role, it would be really tempting to bring your friends in after hours and be like, hey, you want to see the crown we got from the Ammonite king? And over here are the crescent ornaments Gideon took from the Midianites. That's probably against the rules. David has his own treasurers, too, as well as his own gardeners and farmers and vinekeepers

and shepherds, and I bet the shepherds are his favorite. I wonder if he was ever like,

listen, guys, someday if you practice your harp really hard and manage to behead a giant and avoid

getting killed by the king and his demon, you could be king like me. I mean, technically all the kings are supposed to be

his descendants, so I guess not. Some of the Levites also have the job of managing tribal relationships.

It sounds a bit like being a diplomat or an ambassador. There are a lot of people involved in all

these roles, 24,000 per month, which adds up to a total of 288,000 people. And I have no idea what they do in

all 11 of their months off. In case there was any doubt, Chapter 27 tells us why David wasn't

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