I would like to comment on this. I may be wrong (a little disclaimer), but as a Levite and a member of the church, and from what I've investigated, the right of lineage applies to the Presiding Bishop of the Church and not as a ward bishop. I don't think for a moment that a man can walk in off the street and claim his "right" to be a bishop in this church without proving his worthiness first. That just sounds silly to me. I don't think the Lord works that way. It is his church, not the Levite's. I do think, however, that if the Levite has proven worthy to be a ward bishop (with counselors), he may be called, by inspiration through the First Presidency, that he is "the first born among of the sons of Aaron" (section 68 of the Doctrine and Covenants) as the Presiding Bishop without counselors. May I add, can anyone imagine a bishop presiding over a ward without counselors? I don't think it's possible. Too many responsibilities!
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Levites as Bishops?