Midrash for Sukkah 110:15
ת"ר מנין שכל המשמרות שוות באימורי הרגלים ת"ל (דברים יח, ו) ובא בכל אות נפשו ושרת יכול אף בשאר ימות השנה כן תלמוד לומר מאחד שעריך לא אמרתי אלא בשעה שכל ישראל נכנסין בשער אחד:
Our Rabbis taught: From where do we know that all the watches share equally in the sacrifices of the Festival? Scripture says, "And he comes with all the desire of his soul ... and he serves" (Deuteronomy 18:6). It might have been that the same applies to all the days of the year, Scripture says "From one of your gates" [meaning this:] I have said so, [says the Lord], Only when all Israel enters by one gate.
Sifrei Devarim
Whence is it derived that all the priestly watches share equally in the (devoted portions of the) offerings of the festival? From (6) "then he shall come in all the desire of his soul to the place that the L-rd shall choose." I might think that the same holds true for all the days of the year; it is, therefore, written (6) "from one of your gates" — when all of Israel are assembled within one gate, i.e., during the three festivals.
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