Numbers 1:53
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 3:41-45
3:41 And take
the Levites for me – I am the
Lord – instead of all the firstborn males among the Israelites, and the livestock of the Levites instead of all the firstborn of the livestock of the Israelites.”
3:42 So Moses numbered all the firstborn males among the Israelites, as the
Lord had commanded him.
3:43 And all the firstborn males, by the number of the names from a month old and upward, totaled 22,273.
3:44 Then the Lord spoke to Moses:
3:45 “Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn males among the Israelites, and the livestock of the Levites instead of their livestock. And the Levites will be mine. I am the Lord.
Numbers 8:14-16
8:14 And so
you are to separate the Levites from among the Israelites, and the Levites will be mine.
8:15 “After this, the Levites will go in to do the work of the tent of meeting. So you must cleanse them and offer them like a wave offering.
8:16 For they are entirely given to me from among the Israelites. I have taken them for myself instead of all who open the womb, the firstborn sons of all the Israelites.
Numbers 18:2-6
18:2 “Bring with you your brothers, the tribe of Levi, the tribe of your father, so that they may join with you and minister to you while you and your sons with you are before the tent of the testimony.
18:3 They must be responsible to care for you and to care for the entire tabernacle. However, they must not come near the furnishings of the sanctuary and the altar, or both they and you will die.
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.
Deuteronomy 10:8
10:8 At that time the
Lord set apart the tribe of Levi
to carry the ark of the
Lord’s covenant, to stand before the
Lord to serve him, and to formulate blessings
in his name, as they do to this very day.
Deuteronomy 10:2
10:2 I will write on the tablets the same words
that were on the first tablets you broke, and you must put them into the ark.”
Deuteronomy 1:3
1:3 However, it was not until
the first day of the eleventh month
of the fortieth year
that Moses addressed the Israelites just as
the
Lord had instructed him to do.
Nehemiah 12:44
12:44 On that day men were appointed over the storerooms for the contributions, first fruits, and tithes, to gather into them from the fields of the cities the portions prescribed by the law for the priests and the Levites, for the people of Judah took delight in the priests and Levites who were ministering.
Ezekiel 44:10-11
44:10 “‘But the Levites who went far from me, straying off from me after their idols when Israel went astray, will be responsible for their sin.
44:11 Yet they will be ministers in my sanctuary, having oversight at the gates of the temple, and serving the temple. They will slaughter the burnt offerings and the sacrifices for the people, and they will stand before them to minister to them.
Acts 13:2
13:2 While they were serving
the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart
for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”