Numbers 31:30
New International Version
30 From the Israelites’ half, select one out of every fifty, whether people, cattle, donkeys, sheep or other animals. Give them to the Levites, who are responsible for the care of the Lord’s tabernacle.(A)”
Numbers 3:25
New International Version
25 At the tent of meeting the Gershonites were responsible for the care of the tabernacle(A) and tent, its coverings,(B) the curtain at the entrance(C) to the tent of meeting,(D)
Numbers 3:7-8
New International Version
7 They are to perform duties for him and for the whole community(A) at the tent of meeting by doing the work(B) of the tabernacle. 8 They are to take care of all the furnishings of the tent of meeting, fulfilling the obligations of the Israelites by doing the work of the tabernacle.
Hebrews 13:17
New International Version
17 Have confidence in your leaders(A) and submit to their authority, because they keep watch over you(B) as those who must give an account. Do this so that their work will be a joy, not a burden, for that would be of no benefit to you.
Colossians 4:17
New International Version
1 Corinthians 9:13-14
New International Version
13 Don’t you know that those who serve in the temple get their food from the temple, and that those who serve at the altar share in what is offered on the altar?(A) 14 In the same way, the Lord has commanded that those who preach the gospel should receive their living from the gospel.(B)
1 Corinthians 4:2
New International Version
2 Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful.
Acts 20:28
New International Version
28 Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock(A) of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers.(B) Be shepherds of the church of God,[a](C) which he bought(D) with his own blood.[b](E)
Footnotes
- Acts 20:28 Many manuscripts of the Lord
- Acts 20:28 Or with the blood of his own Son
1 Chronicles 26:20-27
New International Version
The Treasurers and Other Officials
20 Their fellow Levites(A) were[a] in charge of the treasuries of the house of God and the treasuries for the dedicated things.(B)
21 The descendants of Ladan, who were Gershonites through Ladan and who were heads of families belonging to Ladan the Gershonite,(C) were Jehieli, 22 the sons of Jehieli, Zetham and his brother Joel. They were in charge of the treasuries(D) of the temple of the Lord.
23 From the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites and the Uzzielites:(E)
24 Shubael,(F) a descendant of Gershom son of Moses, was the official in charge of the treasuries. 25 His relatives through Eliezer: Rehabiah his son, Jeshaiah his son, Joram his son, Zikri his son and Shelomith(G) his son. 26 Shelomith and his relatives were in charge of all the treasuries for the things dedicated(H) by King David, by the heads of families who were the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds, and by the other army commanders. 27 Some of the plunder taken in battle they dedicated for the repair of the temple of the Lord.
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 26:20 Septuagint; Hebrew As for the Levites, Ahijah was
1 Chronicles 23:32
New International Version
32 And so the Levites(A) carried out their responsibilities for the tent of meeting,(B) for the Holy Place and, under their relatives the descendants of Aaron, for the service of the temple of the Lord.(C)
1 Chronicles 9:27-29
New International Version
27 They would spend the night stationed around the house of God,(A) because they had to guard it; and they had charge of the key(B) for opening it each morning.
28 Some of them were in charge of the articles used in the temple service; they counted them when they were brought in and when they were taken out. 29 Others were assigned to take care of the furnishings and all the other articles of the sanctuary,(C) as well as the special flour and wine, and the olive oil, incense and spices.
Numbers 31:28
New International Version
28 From the soldiers who fought in the battle, set apart as tribute for the Lord(A) one out of every five hundred, whether people, cattle, donkeys or sheep.
Numbers 18:23-28
New International Version
23 It is the Levites who are to do the work at the tent of meeting and bear the responsibility for any offenses they commit against it. This is a lasting ordinance(A) for the generations to come.(B) They will receive no inheritance(C) among the Israelites.(D) 24 Instead, I give to the Levites as their inheritance the tithes that the Israelites present as an offering to the Lord.(E) That is why I said concerning them: ‘They will have no inheritance among the Israelites.’”
25 The Lord said to Moses, 26 “Speak to the Levites and say to them: ‘When you receive from the Israelites the tithe I give you(F) as your inheritance, you must present a tenth of that tithe as the Lord’s offering.(G) 27 Your offering will be reckoned(H) to you as grain from the threshing floor(I) or juice from the winepress.(J) 28 In this way you also will present an offering to the Lord from all the tithes(K) you receive from the Israelites. From these tithes you must give the Lord’s portion to Aaron the priest.
Numbers 18:1-5
New International Version
Duties of Priests and Levites
18 The Lord said to Aaron, “You, your sons and your family are to bear the responsibility for offenses connected with the sanctuary,(A) and you and your sons alone are to bear the responsibility for offenses connected with the priesthood. 2 Bring your fellow Levites from your ancestral tribe to join you and assist you when you and your sons minister(B) before the tent of the covenant law. 3 They are to be responsible to you(C) and are to perform all the duties of the tent,(D) but they must not go near the furnishings of the sanctuary or the altar. Otherwise both they and you will die.(E) 4 They are to join you and be responsible for the care of the tent of meeting—all the work at the tent—and no one else may come near where you are.(F)
5 “You are to be responsible for the care of the sanctuary and the altar,(G) so that my wrath will not fall on the Israelites again.
Numbers 3:36-39
New International Version
36 The Merarites were appointed(A) to take care of the frames of the tabernacle,(B) its crossbars,(C) posts,(D) bases, all its equipment, and everything related to their use,(E) 37 as well as the posts of the surrounding courtyard(F) with their bases, tent pegs(G) and ropes.
38 Moses and Aaron and his sons were to camp to the east(H) of the tabernacle, toward the sunrise, in front of the tent of meeting.(I) They were responsible for the care of the sanctuary(J) on behalf of the Israelites. Anyone else who approached the sanctuary was to be put to death.(K)
39 The total number of Levites counted(L) at the Lord’s command by Moses and Aaron according to their clans, including every male a month old or more, was 22,000.(M)
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