The Levites were to devote themselves to the work of the Lord and that was a full time job supported through the people’s offerings.
BibleGateway: Deuteronomy 18:1-8 ESV Text: Deuteronomy 18:1-8 Deuteronomy 18:1–8 (Listen) Provision for Priests and Levites 18:1 “The Levitical priests, all the tribe of Levi, shall have no portion or inheritance with Israel. They shall eat the LORD’s food offerings1 as their2 inheritance. 2 They shall have no inheritance among their brothers; the LORD is their inheritance, as he promised them. 3 And this shall be the priests’ due from the people, from those offering a sacrifice, whether an ox or a sheep: they…