And I have given the Levites [as] a gift to Aaron and to his sons from among the children of Israel, to do the service of the children of Israel in the tabernacle of the congregation, and to make an atonement for the children of Israel: that there be no plague among the children of Israel, when the children of Israel come nigh unto the sanctuary.
Ver. 19. As a gift to Aaron.]
“ Clarissima semper
Munera sunt, Author quae pretiosa facit. ”
Ministers also are given as an honorary to the Church. Eph 4:11