Numbers 1:51-53
1:51 Whenever the tabernacle is to move,
the Levites must take it down, and whenever the tabernacle is to be reassembled,
the Levites must set it up.
Any unauthorized person
who approaches it must be killed.
1:52 “The Israelites will camp according to their divisions, each man in his camp, and each man by his standard.
1:53 But the Levites must camp around the tabernacle of the testimony, so that the Lord’s anger will not fall on the Israelite community. The Levites are responsible for the care of the tabernacle of the testimony.”
Numbers 18:4-7
18:4 They must join
with you, and they will be responsible for the care of the tent of meeting, for all the service of the tent, but no unauthorized person
may approach you.
18:5 You will be responsible for the care of the sanctuary and the care of the altar, so that there will be
no more wrath on the Israelites.
18:6 I myself have chosen
your brothers the Levites from among the Israelites. They are given to you as a gift from the
Lord, to perform the duties
of the tent of meeting.
18:7 But you and your sons with you are responsible for your priestly duties, for everything at the altar and within the curtain. And you must serve. I give you the priesthood as a gift for service; but the unauthorized person who approaches must be put to death.”