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Explore how God took the Levites in place of Israel’s firstborn in Numbers 3, counted their three clans, and assigned each one a place beside the tabernacle and distinct responsibilities.
Numbers 2 explains how the Israelites camped around the Tent of Meeting under their tribal standards and marched in their assigned positions and order.
The census in Numbers 1 was more than a simple population count. It numbered by tribe those able to serve in the army, while assigning the Levites the distinct responsibility of caring for the tabernacle of the testimony.