ANCIENT MINISTERS OF MUSIC—part 3

ANCIENT MINISTERS OF MUSIC—part 3

          It appears that these chief Levite musicians were chosen by a committee including musicians and non-musician much like ministers of music are chosen today.  However, the chief Levite musicians were "set" 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 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 who was a chozeh or a beholder of                                                   visions of God.

                    3.       Nathan who was a naba 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