The Role of the Priest in Keeping and Guarding the Sanctuary

Numbers 18 and 19 is a section of law about the priesthood. It focuses on the role the priests have in keeping and guarding the sanctuary so that God's holiness doesn't go out in justice against the people of Israel. The narratives often set up the need for the law, says Zonderevin. "I think they're rightly recognizing that they need an appointed priest"