7/23/2008 1:31 PM
My Worship Time Focus: Priests are chosen to serve God
Bible Reading &
Meditation Reference: Exodus 28:1,3, 41; 29:1, 44
Message of the verses: “1
¶ "Then bring near to yourself
Aaron your brother, and his sons with him, from among the sons of Israel, to
minister as priest to Me—Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar,
Aaron’s sons.
“3 "You shall speak to all the skillful
persons whom I have endowed with the spirit of wisdom, that they make Aaron’s
garments to consecrate him, that he may minister as priest to Me.
“41 "You shall put them on Aaron your
brother and on his sons with him; and you shall anoint them and ordain them and
consecrate them, that they may serve Me as priests.
“1 ¶ "Now this is what you shall do to them
to consecrate them to minister as priests to Me: take one young bull
and two rams without blemish.
“4 "I will consecrate the tent of meeting
and the altar; I will also consecrate Aaron and his sons to minister as priests
to
Me.”
First thing
I want to say is that I have began a new chapter in Warren Wiersbe’s book on
Exodus and this chapter is entitled, “THE
HOLY PRIESTHOOD.” This chapter, as
seen by the title, is about the priesthood that God began in this book of
Exodus, and it also teaches some things about the priesthood of believers that
is taught in the New Testament.
As I look
at the five verses that I am going over today each one of them has similar
words in them that help make the point of this lesson, and that is the words
“to me” speaking of the fact that the priesthood of Aaron was first of all to
serve the Lord. They also had to serve
the people, but first of all they were to serve the Lord and when they lost
that focus the nation of Israel
would find its self in a lot of trouble, so much trouble that the priests were
actually allowing the people to worship idols in the temple of God
This is
true for God’s people today, as they are to serve the Lord as their first
obligation. If this is done the He will
work in us and through us to accomplish His work in this world. An example of this is found in the 21st
chapter of John when Jesus restored Peter as one of His disciples. He asked Peter three times, “Do you love
me.” He did not ask if Peter loved the
people, of if he loved the ministry, but if he loved Him.
The priests
had to wear a special garment in order to serve the Lord at the tabernacle and
if they did not wear it they could actually loose their lives. This garment gave them dignity and honor as
they served the Lord in it similar to a soldier or a nurse today. This garment also revealed spiritual truths
relating to their ministry and even our ministry today.
Spiritual meaning for my life today: As I have been going through some of the most
difficult times in my life that I have ever gone through it has brought great
discouragement to me as a believer in Jesus Christ. So much so that I have even became angry with
the Lord for not allowing me to find a way of escape from this trouble. As I was studying this lesson today I have
found out that perhaps I had my en’fasus on the wrong seli ‘bale. I have forgot that my first priority was to
serve the Lord, even in times of trouble and this I need to correct.
My Steps of Faith for
Today:
- To serve the Lord, making that the first priority in my life.
- To make it to church this evening.
Memory verses for the week: Exodus
20:1-3
- Then God spoke all these words, saying,
- I am
the Lord Your God who brought you our of the
- You shall have not other gods before me.
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