Numbers 2:33 confirms the command was obeyed — Levites were excluded from the census as instructed in 1:49.

Numbers 26:62 notes Levites were still not numbered with Israel, echoing the same separation principle from 1:49.

Numbers 3:6 follows the census exclusion by commanding the Levites to be brought near for service, continuing the appointment.

Numbers 8:11 describes the Levites' dedication as a wave offering, carrying out their set-apart role initiated in 1:49.