Paladin's Divine Bond Ability

[Username22221]

Going through the paladin's divine bond ability and just to check, "Once per day, as a full-round action, a paladin may magically call her mount to her side. This ability is the equivalent of a spell of a level equal to one-third the paladin’s level. The mount immediately appears adjacent to the paladin. A paladin can use this ability once per day at 5th level, and one additional time per day for every 4 levels thereafter, for a total of four times per day at 17th level."

The question is what is the purpose about the wording of what spell level it counts as? Is it just for the off chance that someone decides to counter the mount being summoned?

[happykj]

Since divine bond is a SP ability, so i think it is also for the concentration check purpose when calling your mount

[Mysterious Stranger]

Sometimes how an ability functions depends on the spell level. By giving the paladins mount a spell level it allows you to figure out how those abilities interact with the paladin's mount. For example, a lesser globe of invulnerability blocks Spells (and SP) of 3rd level or less. If positioned right a lesser globe of invulnerability could prevent a 9th level or lower paladin from summoning his mount. There are probably other things besides a globe that deal with level of the spell. By stating this clearly it makes it avoids an ambiguity.