Matthew Poole and continuators on 1 Chronicles 26:30

30 And of the Hebronite, Hashabiah and his brethren, men of valour, a thousand and seven hundred were officers among them of Israel on this side Jordan westward , in all business of the LORD , and in the service of the king .

In those parts of the Land of Canaan which border upon Iordan or are not very remote from it.

i. e. In all things which did or should concern the House or Worship of God; partly to take care that such Monies as were either imposed by a Tax or freely given by the People towards the building or repairing of the Temple, or towards the Sacrifices and other Holy Ministrations should be gathered and received and faithfully sent up to Ierusalem to be employed in that Work; partly to see to the Execution of all the Laws of God among the People, and to restrain or punish wilful Offenders against it.

Not that all the Kings Businesses were managed by them; for it is apparent both from the nature of the thing and from Scripture, that the Kings Military Affairs were managed by his Captains, and his Political or Civil Affairs were managed by the Princes, and Judges, and Officers of other Tribes: but because they served the King in the Execution of his Decreas made pursuantly to the Laws of God, by which the several Rights of King and People were established, and all things both in Church and Commonwealth were to be ordered. Now as the King was the Principal Person intrusted with the Execution of Gods Laws, so these Levites chiefly were his Eyes by which he saw his Peoples Transgressions, and his Hands by which he inflicted due and deserved Censures upon them for their Miscarriages. And the doing of this was very much for the Service of the King, whose Throne was established and secured by such Righteous Administrations. Besides they were to take care by their Cou[illegible: 1+ letters]sel and Authority to keep the People in Obedience to their King; which the Levites were most obliged and best able to do.

Marginal references: Heb. [illegible: 1 word] charge.