Numbers 4:49 records the census of Levites for carrying tasks, contrasting with the new era where carrying is no longer needed.

Numbers 7:9 specifies that Kohathites carried holy things on shoulders, a duty now ended with the temple's rest.

Deuteronomy 10:8 recounts the Levites' original appointment to carry the ark, a duty now rendered unnecessary as stated here.

2 Chronicles 35:3 echoes this same declaration that Levites no longer need to carry the ark, reinforcing the transition to temple worship.