It was necessary for the group to present their offerings on behalf of the group as a whole [1-9]. A sign of the unity of God's people. Moreover to present offerings for each tribe [10-14], to confirm God's own personal relationship to everyone through partaking of the union with God. 1) The General Offering: six covered carts were presented, a pair of bulls pulled each cart. Two of those six were presented to the sons of Gershon and the other four to the sons of Merari. As for the sons of Kohath, they were not given any, for they had to carry their share of the hollies on their shoulders. They themselves became God's vehicle, the one that bears Him and His sacraments. The number of carts is 6 representing our delegation to struggle diligently all working days of the week, so that we advance into the Sabbath (Seventh day i.e. day of rest). Hence we dispense with the carts, for we ourselves become through His Spirit, God's vehicle. 2) The Tribal Offerings: The leaders presented valuable gifts that reveal everybody's rejoice in God. All the tribes presented equal gifts to eliminate any bragging on the part of any tribe. Each tribe gave one silver plate (the word of God is spiritual nourishment), a silver bowl (the need of blood for our sanctification), one gold pan, most of the time for the use with the altar of incense (praying with divine thoughts) in addition to sacrificial burning, sin and peace offerings. This is the way in which each tribe partook of the presentation of their sacrifices and offerings.
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