1 Chronicles 23:25–31

²⁵For David had said, “Since the Lord, the God of Israel, has granted rest^d to his people and has come to dwell in Jerusalem forever, ²⁶the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the articles used in its service.”^{e 27}According to the last instructions of David, the Levites were counted from those twenty years old or more.

²⁸The duty of the Levites was to help Aaron’s descendants in the service of the temple of the Lord: to be in charge of the courtyards, the side rooms, the purification^f of all sacred things and the performance of other duties at the house of God. ²⁹They were in charge of the bread set out on the table,^g the special flour for the grain offerings,^h the thin loaves made without yeast, the baking and the mixing, and all measurements of quantity and size.^{i 30}They were also to stand every morning to thank and praise the Lord. They were to do the same in the evening^{j 31}and whenever burnt offerings were presented to the Lord on the Sabbaths, at the New Moon^k feasts and at the appointed festivals.^l They were to serve before the Lord regularly in the proper number and in the way prescribed for them.