would maybe be a clearer text to show the point....(notice no priests are mentioned :))
the text chosen was specifically outlining the role of (certain) levites in the sanctuary service.
Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
though spoken to the apostles, i dont think it excludes us latter-day "hearers" of the word
But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
surely, we should study AND hear (AND DO!)
as more of an addendum than disagreement; the tabernacle, besides being used as a useful metaphor for the body/church, is also spoken of as being an actual place (in heaven right now), to be (soon, hopefully) "among men"
And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God [is] with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, [and be] their God. Rev. 21:3
this happens when the new heaven & earth are established, i.e. at "the end".
Yeah, absolutely nothing to do with scripture, as Becky claims. It's just a good example of the arbitrary use of scripture to buttress YOPIOS. I think Becky's parents wise to ignore her attempts at proseletizing.