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Following a lengthy discussion of rabbinic enactments made mipnei tikkun ha-olam – to encourage the proper workings of society – our Mishna introduces a new set of similar enactments that were instituted to establish certain norms of behavior mipnei darkhei shalom – in order to keep the peace.
One example is the rule that a kohen will always be called to the Torah first, a levite second, and only afterwards will others be called. Several amora’im are quoted by the Gemara as noting that there are pesukim in the Torah that serve as sources for this rule. This leads Abaye to question why the Mishna refers to this rule as darkhei shalom when, in fact, it is a biblical law.