Seriously?
Leviticus 7
I love to BBQ. Ask my wife, it is something that I do not mind doing one bit. One of the things I like doing more than being the one behind the barbecue, I love eating it even more. If anyone has any suggestions on a good BBQ place to eat, please let me know. I love making ribs or chicken. I even like putting corn on the old barbecue. It would be an insult if I made it for my wife and she did not eat it. It would be even weirder if I did not eat the food that I made.
The priests had a big responsibility in being the one to offer the sacrifices to God and they needed to have the right attitudes. They needed to make sure and keep what is clean from that which is unclean. If someone was unclean (he did not do the proper ceremonial washing) then he ate of that which was offered to the Lord, then he is to be cast out from Israel. Another of the commands that was given to the priests is that they needed to eat part of the sin offering. That was given to them as a provision by the Lord. God loved the fact that they were offering up the sacrifices to them and he was allowing them to be able to eat some of the sacrifice. It was a holy BBQ. If we skip ahead to Leviticus 10:16-20 we see Moses getting angry with Aaron’s sons Eleazar and Ithamar because they did not eat from the sacrifice like they were supposed to. It could be looked at as a small thing and overlooked as not important. God was not instituting these rules to be overbearing but for a purpose. If they disregarded one word of the commands of the Lord they disregarded all of it.
We can have the same attitude as Christians. We can feel like we can disregard certain aspects of the Bible. When we come to church we can have a certain disregard to the worship, to the message, and to the time of giving. We can start to complain and say, “not this song again;” or “this guy is teaching again, boring;” or “all they do is want my money.” It is easy to come tired and not wanting to be involved. It is easy to be the one that comes and goes and does not have any connection or involvement. It is easy to think that I went to church so I must get my gold star for that day. Church is not about that. Church is a place for fellowship, for the teaching of God’s word, for the opportunity to give unto the Lord, and for growth, and service. It is a chance for us to corporately worship the Lord together. I would like to encourage everyone to have their hearts prepared before the next time you go to church. This would mean that you even go to bed at a decent time so you can have plenty of rest. Be prepared so that you arrive early enough that you will not be late or rushed. Be prepared so you come ready to meet the Lord.
