Levi's tribe take care of the tabernacle
47 But Moses and Aaron did not count the descendants of Levi with the other tribes. 48 The Lord had said to Moses, 49 ‘You must not count the tribe of Levi. You must not put the Levites on the list with the other Israelites. 50 The Levites will take care of the tabernacle of my covenant. They must also take care of everything that is in that special tent. They must carry the tent and all those things. They must put up their own tents around the special tent. 51 When the people move to another place, the Levites must pack the tent. When the people arrive at a new place, the Levites must put the tent up again. If any other person, not a Levite, comes near to the special tent, you must kill them as punishment.
1:49Levites belonged to the tribe of Levi, one of the 12 tribes of Israel. God chose the Levites to do special work for him in his temple. They helped the priests in the temple.
52 All the other Israelites must put up their tents in groups. Each man must live among his own group. Each group must put up its own flag. 53 But the Levites must put up their tents around the tabernacle. They must take care of it. Then I, the Lord, will not be angry with the people.’
54 The Israelites did everything that the Lord had told Moses to do.
