SEV Biblia, Chapter 16:9
¿Os es poco que el Dios de Israel os haya apartado de la congregación de Israel, haciéndoos allegar a sí para que ministraseis en el servicio del tabernáculo del SEÑOR, y estuvieseis delante de la congregación para ministrarles?
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 9. [Seemeth it but] a small thing unto you , etc.] It should not; for it was a great thing which the Lord had done for them, and with which they should have been satisfied, and for it thankful: that the God of Israel hath separated you from the congregation of Israel : this was a special favour, and ought to have been esteemed such, that God, who was the God of the whole people of Israel in common, should separate the tribe of Levi from all the rest of the tribes of Israel: to bring you near to himself ; next to the priests their brethren of the same tribe, to be joined to them, and assist them in their service, and officiate in the court of the tabernacle, where the divine Majesty dwelt: to do the service of the tabernacle of the Lord ; to watch it, and guard it, and keep out persons until to enter into it; to take it down and set it up, as occasion required, and bear and carry the holy things in it, and take care of them: and to stand before the congregation to minister unto them ? which Jarchi interprets of their singing in the desk songs of praise before them; but Aben Ezra, better, of the service they did for them, when they brought their offerings and sacrifices, which they took of them, and carried to the priests to offer for them.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 1-11 - Pride and ambition occasion a great deal of mischief both in churche and states. The rebels quarrel with the settlement of the priesthoo upon Aaron and his family. Small reason they had to boast of the people's purity, or of God's favour, as the people had been so ofte and so lately polluted with sin, and were now under the marks of God' displeasure. They unjustly charge Moses and Aaron with taking honour to themselves; whereas they were called of God to it. See here, 1. What spirit levellers are of; those who resist the powers God has set ove them. 2. What usage they have been serviceable. Moses sough instruction from God. The heart of the wise studies to answer, and ask counsel of God. Moses shows their privileges as Levites, and convict them of the sin of undervaluing these privileges. It will help to kee us from envying those above us, duly to consider how many there ar below us.
Original Hebrew
המעט 4592 מכם 4480 כי 3588 הבדיל 914 אלהי 430 ישׂראל 3478 אתכם 853 מעדת 5712 ישׂראל 3478 להקריב 7126 אתכם 853 אליו 413 לעבד 5647 את 853 עבדת 5656 משׁכן 4908 יהוה 3068 ולעמד 5975 לפני 6440 העדה 5712 לשׁרתם׃ 8334
