The prophet Jeremiah records the Word of the Lord which declared the coming of a new covenant.  The Lord says it won’t be like the covenant that He made with His people before, the covenant that they broke (Jeremiah 31:31-34).  

In the sacrificial system that was a part of this old covenant, the tribe of Levites was set apart to be priests on behalf of the rest of the people of Israel.  The priests were the ones who received the Word of God and then taught the people.  They were also the ones...