Numbers 7:8

“And four wagons and eight oxen he gave to the sons of Merari, etc.] All the remaining wagons and oxen, which were double the number given to the Gershonites: according unto their service; being much heavier than theirs, having all the boards, pillars, sockets, pins; cords, etc. to bear and carry: thus Moses was directed of God wisely to dispose of those carriages, in proportion to the services each was employed in; and in a spiritual way, as the day, duty, and service of the people of God be, he proportions grace and strength to them to answer thereunto: under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest; under whose care, inspection, and direction, were both the Gershonites and…”

“To the Gershonites, who had to transport the hangings and coverings of the tabernacle, two wagons are assigned: to the Merarites, who had the charge of the solid parts of the tabernacle, four wagons. The furniture and vessels the Kohathites were to carry on their own shoulders. Compare Numbers 3:25-26, Numbers 3:31, Numbers 3:36-37. return to 'Top of Page'”

“four wagons: Num 3:36, Num 3:37, Num 4:28-33 the sons: Though the Merarites were the most numerous, yet they had the greatest burden, namely, the boards, bars, pillars, and sockets, to carry ( Num 4:31, Num 4:32, Num 4:48). Therefore they had double the number of waggons to what the Gershonites had assigned them. Numbers 7:9”