“Don't register the tribe of Levi; don't count them in the census with the other Israelites.
This was because the Lord had told Moses,
However, the Levites were not counted among the other Israelites, following the Lord's instructions to Moses.
The number of the Levites censused totaled 23,000. This included every male one month old or older. However, they were not counted with the other Israelites, because no land allotment was given to them with the other Israelites.