Numbers 18 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Priests, Levites, and God's Portion

Answers here are a guide. Welcome any answer that shows a child is thinking about the story, and celebrate their effort. Talk About It questions are open, so they have no set answers.

PreschoolGod Is My Treasure

tabernaclewheatgrapesoil and jarrobe

Coloring and finding page: any careful coloring is a win. Help your child point to and name each picture above.

KindergartenGod Gives

GIFT → picture 4OIL → picture 3GRAPES → picture 2GOD → picture 1

Grade 1God Is Our Portion

People gave gifts. → picture 3The best oil. → picture 5The best grapes. → picture 2A tenth for the Levites. → picture 4God was their portion. → picture 1

Order:

1. Priests guard the sanctuary2. Levites help them3. Firstfruits for priests4. God is their share

Grade 2God Is Their Gift

What were the people afraid of? Coming near God's tent (circle)
Who took care of God's tent? Aaron and his sons, with the Levites helping
What did the priests not get? Land (circle)
What did God say to Aaron? I am your portion. (circle)
What did the Levites give to God? A tenth of what they got

Grade 3I Am Your Inheritance

What did the people fear? That anyone who came near the tabernacle would die
Why did the priests guard the sanctuary? So there would be no more wrath on Israel
What three best things did the priests receive? The best of the oil, the best of the vintage, and the first fruits of the grain
What did God say was Aaron's inheritance? God Himself
What did the Levites give from their tithe? A tenth of it, from its best parts

1: Priests guard the sanctuary2: Levites help them3: Firstfruits for priests4: God is their share

Grade 4When God Is Your Portion

What fear does chapter 18 answer? That they would all perish near God's holy dwelling
What did God call the priesthood? A gift
What does covenant of salt mean here? A lasting agreement
What did the Levites do with the tithes they received? They gave a tithe of the best back to God.

Word bank: 1. gift; 2. God; 3. portion; 4. tithe

Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

Grade 5No Land, but the Lord

Why did God set careful order around the sanctuary? So that there be no more wrath on the children of Israel
How did God describe the priesthood? As a gift
What did God say instead of giving Aaron land? I am your portion and your inheritance.
What did the Levites give to Yahweh? A tithe of the tithe, the best part
Which verse in Psalms echoes this? Psalm 16:5

Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.