The first function of the priesthood is to render the military as subject to civilian authority. The eigel masseikha could well have been a concealed chariot. The maasseh ha'eigel could have been a military take-over.
The rule of force needs to be mitigated in two ways: it needs to be a monopoly; and it needs to be tempered by non-military or non-police leadership.
The kehuna is the least ferocious but potentially most rigorous and well-disciplined institution in society. It is the logical place to manage the institutional stewardship of the rule of force.
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