The verse stands within God's formal appointment of separate, divinely ordered roles for the Levites and the priests. The Levites were assigned to service connected with the tabernacle, while the priestly office itself was entrusted to Aaron and his house. That distinction between honored tabernacle service and the priesthood stirred jealousy in Korah, who, though appointed to tabernacle service, coveted the priesthood for himself.
The verse stands within God's formal appointment of separate, divinely ordered roles for the Levites and the priests. The Levites were assigned to service connected with the tabernacle, while the priestly office itself was entrusted to Aaron and his house. That distinction between honored tabernacle service and the priesthood stirred jealousy in Korah, who, though appointed to tabernacle service, coveted the priesthood for himself.