Since the usher is serving in the same capacity as the Levites, we must be chosen people. In this, we see the usher has a wealth of biblical background and the church usher is claimed by our Lord as His own, for He says in His Word, Therefore the Levites shall be mine. In 1 Chronicles 15:23, 24, they are called Doorkeepers, this name lasted down across a number of years and centuries until today we find people rendering the same kind of service to the church, being referred to as ushers but you will not find the word usher in the Bible. In 1 Chronicles 9:17, 21, 22, they are given the name of Porters.

In 2 Samuel 18:24, 25, they are spoken of as watchmen. In Numbers 3:12, he claimed the Levites as his own. Man has with knowledge and wisdom made many improvements in ushering, but everything we now enjoy, or may hereafter enjoy, was in the Creation.įour thousand and four years before the coming of Christ, men were serving in the same capacity, similar to that of the present day usher.īible history teaches us in Numbers 1:48-53, that God directed Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, to organize what I would determine to be the great usher organization as watchmen over the Tabernacle of Testimony and over all vessels thereof, and over all things that belong to it and keep charge of the Tabernacle. Clark, dean of New York Ushers, said, Ushering is the art of making the members and visitors feel comfortable and of lending spiritual dignity to the whole church service.Īndrew Black said, By promptness, courtesy, tact and unobtrusiveness, the usher helps the pastor and promotes worship.

Ushering means to show into a room, to introduce or escort into a room or seat.Īmbrose R. An usher is one who introduces strangers, a doorkeeper, a forerunner, or one who walks before persons of rank. An usher is an officer of the church that he or she serves.

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