Contradiction with Numbers 1:47
Numbers 1:47 states that the Levites were not counted among the Israelites, whereas Numbers 4:36 discusses a specific number of Levites counted for service.
Numbers 1:47: But the Levites after the tribe of their fathers were not numbered among them.
Contradiction with Numbers 8:24-25
Numbers 8:24-25 specifies the Levites work from age 25 to 50, but Numbers 4:36 includes ages 30 to 50, which is a contradiction in the age range for service.
Numbers 8:24-25: This [is it] that [belongeth] unto the Levites: from twenty and five years old and upward they shall go in to wait upon the service of the tabernacle of the congregation: [to...: Heb. to war the warfare of, etc]
Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 23:3
1 Chronicles 23:3 states that Levites were counted from the age of 30, aligning with Numbers 4:36, later adjusted to start at age 20, presenting a contradiction in age requirements for duty.
1 Chronicles 23:3: Now the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and upward: and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty and eight thousand.