Leviticus 10: The Priority of God’s Honor

Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu took their censers, put fire in them and added incense; and they offered unauthorized fire before the Lord, contrary to his command. ² So fire came out from the presence of the Lord and consumed them, and they died before the Lord. ³ 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. ’” -Leviticus 10:1-3

We tend to think of God as a friend. He’s a buddy we hang out with or turn to in times of trouble. But God is much more than our sidekick; he is Lord.

When Aaron’s sons treated God’s ways like a suggestion and decided on their own option, they died. They did not sit in the corner or get put in time out or get grounded. Moses said it was a matter of holiness, or what we could call God’s honor.

God made us; we didn’t make him. He calls the shots; we don’t. When we turn to any type of role reversal in our relationship with God, it will end badly. We may not die instantly like Aaron’s sons, but we’ll regret how we treated God.

Rather than looking back sometime in the future with guilt, let’s pursue God’s honor here and now. The lesson of Leviticus is that God’s holiness is of infinitely more importance than the latest cell phone or celebrity gossip. We were created to worship him. Let’s start now.

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Dillon Burroughs is the author and coauthor of numerous books and is handwriting a copy of all 31,173 verses of the Bible at HolyWritProject.com. Find out more about Dillon at Facebook.com/readdB or readdB.com.