The
Levite ministering musicians of the First Temple were under appointment. It
appears that these chief Levite musicians were chosen by a committee including
musicians and non-musicians much like ministers of music are chosen today. However, the chief Levite musicians were
"set" (amad 5975) or chosen
by a very authoritative "committee."
II Chronicles 29:25 states, "And he set Levites in the house of the
LORD with cymbals, with psalteries, and with harps, according to the
commandment (mitzvah 4687) of David,
and of Gad the king's seer, and Nathan the prophet: for so was the commandment of the LORD by his
prophets. Note that the A.V. margin
says, "By the hand of the LORD, by the hand of his prophets." So, the appointment of these chief musicians
was so important that they were selected by:
1. David who was God's anointed King.
2. Gad the king's seer (melek 4428) who was a beholder of visions of God.
3. Nathan who was a naba (5030) or inspired prophet.
4. The hand of Jehovah the self-existent
eternal God.
Perhaps this august
"committee" was necessary since these Levite musicians were separated
to be naba or prophets who would
prophesy with music.
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