Numbers 18:5-7

International Children’s Bible

⁵ “You must take care of the Holy Place and the altar. Then I won’t become angry with the Israelites again. ⁶ I myself chose your fellow Levites from among the Israelites. They are a gift given for you to the Lord. Their work is at the Meeting Tent. ⁷ But only you and your sons may serve as priests. Only you may serve at the altar or go behind the curtain. I am giving you this gift of serving as a priest. Anyone else who comes near the Holy Place will be put to death.”