It is a symbol of that fraternal equality which, recognizing the fatherhood of God, and the brotherhood of man. In Freemasonry, the Level is a symbol of equality; not of that social equality which would destroy all distinctions of rank and position, and beget confusion, insubordination, and anarchy; but of that fraternal equality, In this view, the Level teaches us that all men are equal, subject to the same infirmities, hastening to the same goal, subject to the same death and judgment. The level is one of the jewels of the Lodge. This leads to it being adopted as the proper official symbol of the Senior Warden, because the Craft when at labour, during which time, he presides over them, are on a common level of subordination.