The Kohathites carry the holy things (the ark of the covenant, the table of showbread, the lampstand, and the golden and bronze altar). This is described in Numbers 4:4–20. The Gershonites were to dismantle and carry all the curtains and coverings of the tabernacle, as well as the curtains that surrounded the courtyard. The service of the Gershonites is thus regarded as inferior to that of the Kohathites.
25 Ils porteront les tapis du tabernacle et la tente d'assignation, sa couverture et la couverture de peaux de dauphins qui se met par-dessus, le rideau qui est à l'entrée de la tente d'assignation;