And when the builders put in position the base of the Temple of the Lord, the priests, dressed in their robes, took their places with horns, and the Levites, the sons of Asaph, with brass instruments, to give praise to the Lord in the way ordered by David, king of Israel.

And we made rules for ourselves, taxing ourselves a third of a shekel every year for the upkeep of the house of our God;

His voice came to them from the pillar of cloud; they kept his witness, and the law which he gave them.

These are the words of the Lord, who has given the sun for a light by day, ordering the moon and stars for a light by night, who puts the sea in motion, causing the thunder of its waves; the Lord of armies is his name.

From the days of your fathers you have been turned away from my rules and have not kept them. Come back to me, and I will come back to you, says the Lord of armies. But you say, How are we to come back?

For which reason everyone who puts himself against the authority puts himself against the order of God: and those who are against it will get punishment for themselves.

Now I am pleased to see that you keep me in memory in all things, and that you give attention to the teaching which was handed down from me to you.

Having put an end to the handwriting of the law which was against us, taking it out of the way by nailing it to his cross;

If you were made free, by your death with Christ, from the rules of the world, why do you put yourselves under the authority of orders

Now the first agreement had its rules of worship, and a holy order.

Because they are only rules of the flesh, of meats and drinks and washings, which have their place till the time comes when things will be put right.