“Moses then said to Aaron, “This is what the LORD spoke of when he said: “‘Among those who approach me I will be proved holy; in the sight of all the people I will be honored.’” Aaron remained silent.”
Leviticus 10:3 (NIV)
Do you see us in this chapter?
We are the priests who approach God, who come to Him in prayer.
It is true that the censors with fire have a special significance to God, that these 2 men were struck down for their casual approach, as was King Uzziah in 2 Chronicles 26. We see the censors in the book of Revelation and glimpse a little of the spiritual significance of this ritual instituted by God for the ancient Israelites, and wonder at what it looks like when our High Priest approaches God with His prayers bathed in the fire of the cross.
Yet Peter tells us that we are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that we might declare the praises of Him who called us. So we understand that God’s call on our lives is a call of priesthood and has the purpose of holiness attached to that priesthood, that He has called us to declare His praise through the holiness of our lives and our actions.
We love to sing of the holiness of God.
Holy, Holy, Holy is the LORD God Almighty.
We know that when He called our name, and we came humbly to His Son for salvation, that this call He placed on our lives was a call to holiness.
Not only has He made us holy through faith in His Son, He is continually making us holy.
It scares me a little when I read what happened to these forerunners of us, and realize that God will judge His people. But the fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, so I welcome the fear and ask God to keep me from a lackadaisical approach to our Holy God.
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