Numbers 18:21-31

²¹Instead I have given the Levites all the tithes in Israel as compensation for the service they provide in doing the work in the Tent of Meeting.

²²The Israelites are no longer allowed to approach the Tent of Meeting, or they will commit an offense and die.

²³The Levites are to carry out the work in the Tent of Meeting, and they must take responsibility for any sins involved. This is a permanent rule for all future generations. The Levites won't receive a share of land among the Israelites.

²⁴Instead I have given to the Levites as their compensation the tithe that the Israelites give to the Lord as a contribution. That's why I told them that they wouldn't receive a share of land among the Israelites.”

²⁵The Lord told Moses,

²⁶“Talk to the Levites and explain to them, ‘When you receive from the Israelites the tithe that I have given you as your compensation, you must return part of it as an offering to the Lord: a tithe of the tithe.

²⁷Your offering will be considered as if it were the firstfruits of grain from your threshing floor or grape juice from the winepress.

²⁸In this way you are to contribute an offering to the Lord from every tithe you receive from the Israelites, giving the Lord's offering to Aaron the priest.

²⁹From all the gifts you receive you are to contribute as the Lord's offering the very best, the holiest part of every gift.’

³⁰So tell the Levites, ‘When you have presented the best part, it will be considered as your contribution produced by your threshing floor or winepress.

³¹You and your families may eat it anywhere because it's compensation for your service in the Tent of Meeting.