7. and then be a special servant of the Lord there, just like all the other Levites.
8. Some Levites may have money from selling family possessions, and others may not. But all Levites serving at the place of worship will receive the same amount of food from the sacrifices and gifts brought by the people.
9. Soon you will go into the land that the Lord your God is giving you. The nations that live there do things that are disgusting to the Lord, and you must not follow their example.
12. The Lord is disgusted with anyone who does these things, and that's why he will help you destroy the nations that are in the land.
13. Never be guilty of doing any of these disgusting things!
14. You will go in and take the land from nations that practise magic and witchcraft. But the Lord your God won't allow you to do those things.
15. Instead, he will choose one of your own people to be a prophet just like me, and you must do what that prophet says.
16. You were asking for a prophet the day you were gathered at Mount Sinai and said to the Lord, “Please don't let us hear your voice or see this terrible fire again—if we do, we will die!”