Deu 10:8, 1Sa 2:11, 1Ch 16:4, 37-43, Act 6:4, Rom 15:16, Col 4:17, 2Ti 1:11 | ESV | STEP | At that time the Lord set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the covenant of the Lord to stand before the Lord to minister to him and to bless in his name , to this day .

Deuteronomy 10:8

8 At that time ^athe Lord set apart the tribe of Levi ^bto carry the ark of the covenant of the Lord ^cto stand before the Lord to minister to him and ^dto bless in his name, to this day.

1 Samuel 2:11

11 Then Elkanah went home ^eto Ramah. ^fAnd the boy ^{▼▼Hebrew na‘ar can be rendered boy (2:11, 18, 21, 26; 3:1, 8), servant (2:13, 15), or young man (2:17), depending on the context} was ministering to the Lord in the presence of Eli the priest.

1 Chronicles 16:4

4 Then he appointed some of the Levites as ministers before the ark of the Lord, to invoke, to thank, and to praise the Lord, the God of Israel.

1 Chronicles 16:37-43

Worship Before the Ark

37 So David left Asaph and his brothers there ^hbefore the ark of the covenant of the Lord to minister regularly before the ark ⁱas each day required, 38 and also ^jObed-edom and his ^{▼▼Hebrew their} sixty-eight brothers, while ^lObed-edom, the son of Jeduthun, and ^mHosah were to be gatekeepers. 39 And he left ⁿZadok the priest and his brothers the priests before the tabernacle of the Lord ^oin the high place that was at Gibeon 40 to offer burnt offerings to the Lord ^pon the altar of burnt offering ^qregularly morning and evening, to do all that is written in the Law of the Lord that he commanded Israel. 41 With them were ^rHeman and Jeduthun ^sand the rest of those chosen and ^texpressly named to give thanks to the Lord, ^ufor his steadfast love endures forever. 42 Heman and Jeduthun had trumpets and cymbals for the music and instruments ^vfor sacred song. The sons of Jeduthun were appointed to the gate.

43 ^wThen all the people departed each to his house, and David went home to bless his household.

Acts 6:4

4 But ^xwe will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”

Romans 15:16

16 to be ^ya minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles ^zin the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that ^aathe offering of the Gentiles may be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

Colossians 4:17

17 And say to ^abArchippus, “See that you fulfill ^acthe ministry that you have received in the Lord.”

2 Timothy 1:11

11 ^adfor which I was appointed a preacher and apostle and teacher,