1.Moses liked geneology. Good to see Jesus' line of ancestry...a little dry otherwise.
It was, however, a lot of people to herd around the wilderness for 40 years.
Oh, and the census got them ready in case there was a draft.
If numbers of the other tribes were any indication, there were also a lot of (Levite) priests.
2.
It's good to be organized, I guess. It's hard enough to coordinate 2 vehicles on a roadtrip. I'm guessing a couple million Israelites was a taller order.
3.
22,000 Levite priests (except the kids too young to serve). Seems adequate.
4.
God wanted people to take good care of His stuff.
5.
God takes adultery seriously. Very seriously.
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