What is the significance of the Gershonites being placed under the direction of Ithamar, the son of Aaron?
Given that Aaron had lost his two eldest sons to God’s discipline (see Leviticus 10:1–5), it is remarkable that his two remaining sons are entrusted with the highest ranks within the tribe of Levi. The responsibility entrusted to Ithamar may not be as great as that given to Eleazar, his older brother, but nonetheless significant. It would appear that God is honouring Aaron, and that Aaron’s surviving sons were adequately humbled by the death of their older brothers.
28 Telles sont les fonctions des familles des fils des Guerschonites dans la tente d'assignation, et ce qu'ils ont à garder sous la direction d'Ithamar, fils du sacrificateur Aaron.