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1 Chronicles 24 · Grade 4

A Fair Plan for Service

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Chapter 24 sets the priests, the sons of Aaron, in order. Nadab and Abihu died before their father and had no children. So Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests. Eleazar's family had more chief men. So it had sixteen groups, and Ithamar's had eight.

They were divided fairly by drawing lots. Both families had princes of God (24:5). Shemaiah the scribe wrote the names down before the king, the princes, Zadok, and Ahimelech.

Each of the twenty-four groups had its turn to come into Yahweh's house. The rest of the Levites also cast lots in front of King David. The family of the chief was treated the same as the family of the youngest.

Show What You Know

  1. How many groups did Eleazar's family have?

  2. How many groups did Ithamar's family have?

  3. How were the priests divided?

  4. Who wrote the names down?

  5. How was the chief's family treated?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

lotsAaronZadokEleazarGod
  1. Chapter 24 sets the priests, the sons of , in order.
  2. So and Ithamar served as priests.
  3. They were divided fairly by drawing .
  4. Both families had princes of (24:5).
  5. Shemaiah the scribe wrote the names down before the king, the princes, , and Ahimelech.

Think About It

  1. Drawing lots made sure no family was favored. How can you be fair and not play favorites?

  2. Every group had a turn to serve. How can you be ready when it is your turn to serve God?

Memory Verse

“Thus they were divided impartially by drawing lots; for there were princes of the sanctuary and princes of God, both of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar.”

1 Chronicles 24:5 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for order and teamwork. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you do a job well even when it is not the one you wanted?
  • How does Luke 1:5 in the New Testament connect to this chapter?

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