1 Chronicles 9:26
For these Levites, the four chief porters, were in their set office, and were over the chambers and treasuries of the house of God. For these Levites, the four chief porters, were in their set office, and were over the chambers and treasuries of the house of God.
The verse belongs to the account of the temple service after the return from Babylon, setting forth an order originally ordained by David and Samuel. The four chief porters were Levites holding a set, assigned office over the chambers and treasuries of the house of God. That charge formed part of the division of work among the priests and the others responsible for the temple service.
The charge was entrusted to Levites because it is sacred, since all offerings to God including the tithe are sacred and may be handled only by consecrated persons. These treasurers served as deacons ministering to their brethren in temporal things, representing the class of ministers who serve wholly in material matters in contrast to the priestly class serving at the tabernacle.