1 Chronicles 23:4

“Of which twenty and four thousand were to set forward the work of the house of the Lord, etc.] To prepare for the work of the priests by slaying the sacrifices, flaying them, cutting them in pieces, and washing them, and bringing them to the altar; 1000 of these served weekly in their turns: and six thousand were officers and judges: that acted as justices of the peace in the several parts of the country, heard causes and administered justice to the people, being trained up in and acquainted with the laws of God, civil as well as ecclesiastic; some were more properly judges, and others executioners of their sentence; see (<051618>Deuteronomy 16:18 17:9).”

“twenty and four thousand were to set forward the work of the house of the Lord--They were not to preside over all the services of the temple. The Levites were subject to the priests, and they were superior to the Nethinim and other servants, who were not of the race of Levi. But they had certain departments of duty assigned, some of which are here specified.”

“Officers - To take care that all the work of the temple about sacrifices should be punctually performed, either by themselves or others: which they were not to do all at once, but by courses, a thousand at a time. Judges - Not in the affairs of the temple; there the priests presided; but in several parts of the kingdom, where they assisted the princes and elders of every tribe, in the administration of justice. 1 Chronicles 23:13”

“twenty: Ch1 23:28-32, Ch1 6:48, Ch1 9:28-32, Ch1 26:20-27 set forward: or, oversee, Neh 11:9, Neh 11:22; Act 20:28 officers and judges: Ch1 26:29-31; Deu 16:18, Deu 17:8-10; Ch2 19:8; Mal 2:7 1 Chronicles 23:5”