Contradiction with Luke 9:59-60
Jesus tells another to let the dead bury their dead, emphasizing immediate and total commitment, potentially contradicting the respectful manner of Levi's immediate following in Luke 5:28.
Luke 9:59-60: And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
Contradiction with Matthew 8:21-22
Again, the instruction to let the dead bury their dead might appear less conciliatory than the simple follow command in Luke 5:28.
Matthew 8:21-22: And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
Contradiction with Matthew 9:9
The calling of Matthew appears similar but might suggest a contradiction in terms of wider applicability of readiness versus individual calling as in Luke 5:28.
Matthew 9:9: And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.
Contradiction with Matthew 6:24
Here, the impossibility of serving two masters could contradict the implicit decision Levi makes to leave everything, although it ultimately aligns in commitment.
Matthew 6:24: No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
Contradiction with 1 Kings 19:19-20
Elisha is allowed to bid farewell to his family before following Elijah, which might seem more lenient compared to Levi's immediate response in Luke 5:28.
1 Kings 19:19-20: So he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who [was] plowing [with] twelve yoke [of oxen] before him, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed by him, and cast his mantle upon him.