Bible Verses About Tabernacle: Free-will offerings made at the first rearing of

On the day Moshe finished putting up the tabernacle, he anointed and consecrated it, all its furnishings, and the altar with its utensils. After anointing and consecrating them,

the leaders of Isra'el, who were heads of their father's clans, made an offering. These were the tribal leaders in charge of those counted in the census.

They brought their offering before ADONAI, six covered wagons and twelve oxen -a wagon for every two leaders and for each an ox -and presented them in front of the tabernacle.

ADONAI said to Moshe,

"Receive these from them; they are to be used for the service in the tent of meeting. Give them to the L'vi'im, to each as needed for his duties."

So Moshe took the wagons and oxen and gave them to the L'vi'im.

He gave two wagons and four oxen to the descendants of Gershon, in keeping with the needs of their duties.

Four wagons and eight oxen he gave to the descendants of M'rari, in keeping with the needs of their duties, directed by Itamar the son of Aharon the cohen.

But to the descendants of K'hat he gave none, because their duties involved the holy articles, which they carried on their own shoulders.