The leader of the families of the Gershonites was Eliasaph son of Lael.
The Gershonite clans were to camp on the west, behind the tabernacle.
At the tent of meeting the Gershonites were responsible for the care of the tabernacle and tent, its coverings, the curtain at the entrance to the tent of meeting,
“Take a census also of the Gershonites by their families and clans.