Num 3:15 | MHM | STEP | v. 15 : The Levites were counted starting from one month old and up ( v. 15 ). The other tribes were only counted from age twenty, and only those able to fight. The Levites included everyone, even infants and those too weak for work. This showed that all Levites were considered part of God’s family and service, even if they were too young or weak to help. Children should not be left out from God’s people, because God values them too ( ch. xviii. 15, 16; 2 Timothy 1:5 ).

‏ Numbers 3:15

v. 15: The Levites were counted starting from one month old and up (v. 15 ^a). The other tribes were only counted from age twenty, and only those able to fight. The Levites included everyone, even infants and those too weak for work. This showed that all Levites were considered part of God’s family and service, even if they were too young or weak to help. Children should not be left out from God’s people, because God values them too (ch. xviii. 15, 16; 2 Timothy 1:5 ^b).