There was a young man out of Bethlehem Judah, of the family of Judah, who was a Levite; and he sojourned there.
Strahan's comment on this labeled, "The young man as a native of Judah and a Levite by profession, adding that, `it is a contradiction to say that he sojourned among his own people.'"[23]  This is an erroneous view.  That the young man was a Levite indicates his tribal connection, not a so-called profession.  The mention of his being from Bethlehem-judah of the family of Judah is a somewhat ambiguous reference to his residence, as proved by the simple declaration that "he sojourned there."  The background of this is that the Levites received no inheritance when Canaan was allotted to the Israelites, but they were scattered throughout the tribes, being assigned to certain cities.  It was illegal and sinful for anyone to be a `Levite,' except those belonging to that tribe.  This Mosaic regulation was well known to Micah, as indicated by his pleasure in being able to employ a real Levite.  "The reference to Judah does not signify that he descended from that tribe, but simply denotes that he belonged to the particular group of Levites who had been assigned to Judah, thus being reckoned in all matters as belonging to that tribe."[24]