וְאַתָּ֣ה וּבָנֶ֣יךָ אִ֠תְּךָ תִּשְׁמְר֨וּ אֶת־כְּהֻנַּתְכֶ֜ם לְכָל־דְּבַ֧ר הַמִּזְבֵּ֛חַ וּלְמִבֵּ֥ית לַפָּרֹ֖כֶת וַעֲבַדְתֶּ֑ם עֲבֹדַ֣ת מַתָּנָ֗ה אֶתֵּן֙ אֶת־כְּהֻנַּתְכֶ֔ם וְהַזָּ֥ר הַקָּרֵ֖ב יוּמָֽת׃ (ס)
און דו און דײַנע זין מיט דיר זאָלט אָפּהיטן אײַער כּהונה בײַ איטלעכער זאַך פֿון מזבח און אינעװײניק פֿון פּרוֹכֶת, און טאָן דעם דינסט; אַ דינסט פֿאַר אַ מתּנה גיב איך אײַך די כּהונה, און דער פֿרעמדער, װאָס גענענט, זאָל געטײט װערן.
Mishneh Torah, Negative Mitzvot
That one, not a descendant of Aaron in the male line, shall not serve (in the Sanctuary), as it is said, “And a stranger shall not come nigh unto you” (Num. 18:4-7).
Sefer HaChinukh
And behold, Ramban, may his memory be blessed, (on Sefer HaMitzvot, Shorashim 12) does not calculate the law of the sin-offering, the guilt-offering, the burnt-offering and the peace-offerings in the tally of the commandments, based on the fundamental principle that I have said. As the main commandment comes about the obligation of the bringing of the sacrifice. But it is not right to calculate the order of its processing afterwards as a commandment on its own. As perforce Scripture had to teach us the process of each one of them, once we became obligated about them. And this is his language: “Every process of the sacrifices is one commandment and all of the seed of Aharon were commanded in its service, as it is stated (Numbers 18:7), ‘and you shall serve, the service of the gift that I gave your priesthood.’ And its explanation is that they shall serve all of the service of the priesthood, since it is a service and a gift of Mine and a gift to you, that you get reward for it when you take from the table of the Higher realm, may He be blessed.” To here [are his words]. And with all of this, we shall not veer from the path of the tally of Rambam, may his memory be blessed, which (we have taken hold of) [permeates] the commandments. And the thing that is difficult, the difficulty should be attributed to us and not to him — as he is truthfully our source in this endeavor, and from his hand did we merit it. The righteous man should rest in his resting place.