Numbers 18:25

²⁴For I have given to the Levites as their inheritance the tithe that the Israelites present to the LORD as a contribution. That is why I told them that they would not receive an inheritance among the Israelites.”²⁵And the LORD instructed Moses,²⁶“Speak to the Levites and tell them: ‘When you receive from the Israelites the tithe that I have given you as your inheritance, you must present part of it as an offering to the LORD—a tithe of the tithe.

Summary

In Numbers 18:25, the Lord instructs the Levites to give a tithe, a tenth of the tithes they receive, to the priests as an offering to the Lord. This practice of tithing was a way for the Israelites to support the priests who served in the tabernacle and temple, as they did not receive an inheritance of land like the other tribes. By giving a portion of what they received back to God, the Levites and priests demonstrated their trust in God's provision and their commitment to His service. This verse highlights the importance of honoring God with our resources and supporting those who are called to full-time ministry.

Commentary

Keil-Delitzsch
John Gill
Tyndale

Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch Old Testament Commentary

Appropriation of the Tithe. - Num 18:26. When the Levites took (received) from the people the tithe assigned them by Jehovah, they were to lift off from it a heave-offering for Jehovah, a tithe of the tithe for Aaron the priest (i.e., for the priesthood; see at Num 18:20). "Your heave-offering shall be reckoned to you as the corn of the threshing-floor, and the fulness (see Exo 22:28) of the wine-press," i.e., according to Num 18:30, as the revenue of the threshing-floor and wine-press; that is to say, as corn and wine which they had reaped themselves.