Count all the men from thirty to fifty years of age who come to serve in the work at the tent of meeting.
“Count the Merarites by their clans and families.
As part of all their service at the tent, they are to carry the frames of the tabernacle, its crossbars, posts and bases,
“This applies to the Levites: Men twenty-five years old or more shall come to take part in the work at the tent of meeting,
No one serving as a soldier gets entangled in civilian affairs, but rather tries to please his commanding officer.