Levites: Functions of had Charge of the Tabernacle in the Encampments and on the March

Instead, you are to appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of the Testimony, all its furnishings, and everything in it. They shall carry the tabernacle and all its articles, care for it, and camp around it. …

“Bring the tribe of Levi and present them to Aaron the priest to assist him. …

From Gershon came the Libnite clan and the Shimeite clan; these were the Gershonite clans. …

Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, …

Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, …

And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and his sons from among the Israelites, to perform the service for the Israelites at the Tent of Meeting and to make atonement on their behalf, so that no plague will come against the Israelites when they approach the sanctuary.”

And they shall attend to your duties and to all the duties of the Tent; but they must not come near to the furnishings of the sanctuary or the altar, or both they and you will die. …