Numbers 18:3

Christian Standard Bible

They are to perform duties for you and for the whole tent. They must not come near the sanctuary equipment or the altar; otherwise, both they and you will die.

Cross References

Numbers 4:15

“Aaron and his sons are to finish covering the holy objects and all their equipment whenever the camp is to move on. The Kohathites will come and carry them, but they are not to touch the holy objects or they will die.  These are the transportation duties of the Kohathites regarding the tent of meeting.

Numbers 16:40

just as the Lord commanded him through Moses. It was to be a reminder for the Israelites that no unauthorized person outside the lineage of Aaron should approach to offer incense before the Lord   and become like Korah and his followers.

Numbers 3:36

The assigned duties of Merari’s descendants involved the tabernacle’s supports, crossbars, pillars, bases, all its equipment, and all the work related to these,

Numbers 3:31

Their duties involved the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the sanctuary utensils that were used with these, and the screen  ,  #— #and all the work relating to them.

Numbers 3:25

The Gershonites’ duties  at the tent of meeting involved the tabernacle, the tent, its covering, the screen for the entrance to the tent of meeting,

Numbers 18:7

But you and your sons will carry out your priestly responsibilities  for everything concerning the altar and for what is inside the curtain, and you will do that work. I am giving you the work of the priesthood as a gift,  but an unauthorized person who comes near the sanctuary will be put to death.”

Numbers 1:51

Whenever the tabernacle is to move, the Levites are to take it down, and whenever it is to stop at a campsite, the Levites are to set it up. Any unauthorized  person who comes near it is to be put to death.

Numbers 18:4

They are to join you and guard the tent of meeting, doing all the work at the tent, but no unauthorized person may come near you.

Numbers 31:30

From the Israelites’ half, take one out of every fifty from the people, cattle, donkeys, sheep, and goats, all the livestock, and give them to the Levites who perform the duties of  the Lord’s tabernacle.”

Ezekiel 44:13

They must not approach me to serve me as priests  or come near any of my holy things or the most holy things. They will bear their disgrace and the consequences of the detestable acts they committed.

Numbers 1:53

The Levites are to camp around the tabernacle of the testimony and watch over it, so that no wrath will fall on the Israelite community.”