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Numbers 4:18

King James Version (KJV)

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Cut ye not off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites:

Numbers 4:18 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Numbers 4:18

Theological / Devotional

Cut ye not off. Do not cause the Kohathites to be slain by neglecting your duty of supervision. If the priests were careless, the Kohathites would likely follow their example, and then come under condemnation. Aaron and the Kohathites were of the same tribe. Yet the sacred things could not be touched, and some of them not even looked upon, by the Kohathites. Therefore in moral responsibility the anointed priests were enjoined to be an example, for they were held accountable for their humbler brethren. Similarly, the workers in the Christian church must always be examples of Christlikeness, of victorious living, of full devotion to the truth and all it involves.

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