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The Gemara simply talks about a kohen washing hands. It's the Zohar that says a Levi should do it.
If no Levi is available, the job is given to a firstborn; if no firstborn is available, the kohen just washes his own hands.
I strongly suspect that if the Levi doesn't want to do it, just ignore him and go find a firstborn.
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