Contradiction with Matthew 6:19
Contradicts Numbers 4:7 which involves covering valuable items for worship, while Matthew advises against accumulating earthly treasures.
Matthew 6:19: Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
Contradiction with Luke 12:27-28
Contradicts the focus on ornate materials and worship objects in Numbers 4:7 by emphasizing the simple beauty of nature and God's provision.
Luke 12:27-28: Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
Contradiction with Hebrews 9:11-12
The focus on earthly tabernacle service in Numbers 4:7 is contradicted by Hebrews, which emphasizes Christ's superior, spiritual ministry.
Hebrews 9:11-12: But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building;
Contradiction with Colossians 2:20-22
Numbers 4:7 focuses on handling ritual objects according to human commands, whereas Colossians speaks against adhering to worldly rules in spiritual practices.
Colossians 2:20-22: Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances, [rudiments: or, elements]
Contradiction with John 4:24
Numbers 4:7's ritualistic approach is contradicted by the call to worship in spirit and truth rather than through physical objects.
John 4:24: God [is] a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship [him] in spirit and in truth.