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Not really, as one has to assume David was a LEVITICAL priest in order to make the conclusion that he was allowed into the tabernacle/eat the showbread. Again, the scriptures are to be the scripture--and there were differing kinds of priests outside of the Levitical priesthood, regardless of protest or avoidance of what the text says plainly on that...be it with Melchizedek (Hebrews 7:10-12/ Hebrews 7And there you have why David can go to the tabernacle and eat shewbread..
), Jethro, Job, Ira or a host of others already discussed. One is able to accept that or they simply have an issue dealing with how the Lord described Himself/his dealings in the Word--and that's something only the Lord can address fully if one cannot deal with the text as it is when describing a myriad of priesthoods.
Alot of this goes directly in line with what Jeremiah 33:14-2 notes (shared more in-depth here and here ), as it's a prose of salvation, which is an expansion of Jeremiah 23:5-6. Coming from the exile, it promises the restoration of the Davidic monarchy and the Levitical priesthood. God's promises to David and the Levites will be honored (Deuteronomy 18:1-2, II Samuel 7). In many ways, what is said of the Levitical priesthood is a repetition of the promise made to Phinehas in Numbers 25:13. Some understand this of a continuance of Gospel ministers unto the end of the world, who succeeded the priests and Levites (I Peter 2:1-10)--for the NT describes how the people of God now have the honorific titles taken from Exodus 19:6 and Isaiah 43:20-21 applied to them as now being "kings and priests." What in the OT describes aspects of Israel is here applied to the Christian community......
Essentially, the Messiah's literal priesthood (Heb 7:17, Hebrews 7:21, Hebrews 7: 24-28), and His followers' spiritual priesthood and sacrifices (Jer 33:11, Ro 12:1, Romans 15:16, I Peter 2:5-9, Revelation 1:6), shall never cease, according to the covenant with Levi, broken by the priests, but fulfilled by Messiah (Nu 25:12-13; Malachi 2:4, Malachi 2:5-8)---and much of what occurred with others such as David and others not priests by Levitical standards and yet having significant power is a preview of what the Messiah came to do when He himself, from the Tribe of Judah, came through a different line to accomplish things far greater than others were able to do with the Levitical priestly system/code..
It is what it is--and I'll go with what the scriptures note plainly with differing priesthoods/means of walking holy before the Lord as have most Messianics
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