Numbers 17:1-4

1Then the Lord said to Moses,

2“Tell the people of Israel to bring you twelve wooden staffs, one from each leader of Israel’s ancestral tribes, and inscribe each leader’s name on his staff.

3Inscribe Aaron’s name on the staff of the tribe of Levi, for there must be one staff for the leader of each ancestral tribe.

4Place these staffs in the Tabernacle in front of the Ark containing the tablets of the Covenant, where I meet with you.