Numbers 8:22

22 The people did everything the Lord had commanded Moses concerning the Levites. And so the Levites were qualified to work in the Tent under Aaron and his sons.

Numbers 8:22 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 8:22

And after that went the Levites in
Into the court of the tabernacle, being at the door of it when the above rites and ceremonies of their consecration were performed: to do their service in the tabernacle of the congregation, before
Aaron and his sons;
in their presence, and by their order, as they should direct them: as the Lord had commanded Moses, so did they unto them;
Aaron and his sons did to the then present Levites according to the command of God by Moses; they exactly observed every punctilio of it, and complied with it; and this the sons of Aaron did continually to the sons of the Levites, as Aben Ezra remarks, in all succeeding ages; when the Levites were consecrated to their service, the same things were done unto them that are here ordered.

Numbers 8:22 In-Context

20 So Moses, Aaron, and all the people of Israel dedicated the Levites, as the Lord commanded Moses.
21 The Levites purified themselves and washed their clothes, and Aaron dedicated them as a special gift to the Lord. He also performed the ritual of purification for them.
22 The people did everything the Lord had commanded Moses concerning the Levites. And so the Levites were qualified to work in the Tent under Aaron and his sons.
23 The Lord said to Moses,
24 "From the age of twenty-five each Levite shall perform his duties in the Tent of my presence,
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.