Num 8:19, 18:6-7, Eph 4:8, 11 | ESV | STEP | And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and his sons from among the people of Israel , to do the service for the people of Israel at the tent of meeting and to make atonement for the people of Israel , that there may be no plague among the people of Israel when the people of Israel come near the sanctuary .

a[See ver. 16 above]

Numbers 8:19

19 ^aAnd I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and his sons from among the people of Israel, to do the service for the people of Israel at the tent of meeting and ^bto make atonement for the people of Israel, ^cthat there may be no plague among the people of Israel when the people of Israel come near the sanctuary.”

Numbers 18:6-7

6 ^dAnd behold, I have taken your brothers the Levites from among the people of Israel. ^eThey are a gift to you, given to the Lord, to do the service of the tent of meeting. 7 And ^fyou and your sons with you shall guard your priesthood for all that concerns the altar and ^gthat is within the veil; and you shall serve. I give your priesthood as a gift, ^{▼▼Hebrew service of gift} and ⁱany outsider who comes near shall be put to death.”

Ephesians 4:8

8 Therefore it says,

^j“When he ascended on high ^khe led a host of captives,
and he gave gifts to men.” ^{▼▼The Greek word anthropoi can refer to both men and women}

Ephesians 4:11

11 And ^mhe gave the ⁿapostles, the prophets, the ^oevangelists, the ^pshepherds ^{▼▼Or pastors} and teachers, ^{▼▼Or the shepherd-teachers}