“I myself have taken your kinsmen the L’vi’im from among the people of Isra’el; they have been given as a gift to Adonai for you, so that you can perform the service in the tent of meeting.”
Numbers 18:6
Following further the punishment based on Korach’s rebellion, and the proof that Aharon was the Levite to heed, Adonai then reminded the people of the all-important principle concerning the tribe of Levi. Levi was separated from the other tribes. Levi was in a way, special. Being divided from the remaining tribes of Isra’el was their reward. But further still, Levi was divided within itself. Since not all of the tribe was able to be a priest, the other Levites were set apart for duties revolving around serving the priests. The distinction should be understood here, though, that it was a house-slave or personal servant situation, but instead for manual labor needed for Tabernacle maintenance, transportation, and guard duty. As we have already looked at this detail in Leviticus, I will leave it to you to study this chapter further.
Numbers 17:25 – 18:20
Numbers 18:21-32
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