1 Chronicles 15:2
Then David said, “No one but the Levites may carry the ark of God, because the Lord has chosen them to carry the ark of the Lord and to minister before Him forever.”
Deuteronomy 10:8
“At that time the Lord set apart the tribe of Levi
Deuteronomy 31:9
Moses wrote down this law and gave it to the priests, the sons of Levi, who carried the ark of the Lord’s covenant, and to all the elders of Israel.
Numbers 4:2-15
“Among the Levites, take a census of the Kohathites
Numbers 4:19-20
Do this for them so that they may live and not die when they come near the most holy objects:
Numbers 7:9
But he did not give any to the Kohathites, since their responsibility was service related to the holy objects
Numbers 8:13-14
“You are to have the Levites stand before Aaron and his sons, and you are to present them before the Lord as a presentation offering.
Numbers 8:24-26
“In regard to the Levites: From 25 years old or more, a man enters the service in the work at the tent of meeting.
Numbers 18:1-8
The Lord said to Aaron, “You, your sons, and your ancestral house
Joshua 3:3
and commanded the people: “When you see the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God carried by the Levitical priests,
Joshua 6:6
So Joshua son of Nun summoned the priests and said to them, “Take up the ark of the covenant and have seven priests carry seven trumpets in front of the ark of the Lord.”
2 Chronicles 35:3
He said to the Levites who taught all Israel
Isaiah 66:21
I will also take some of them as priests and Levites,”
Jeremiah 33:17-22
“For this is what the Lord says: David will never fail to have a man sitting on the throne of the house of Israel.