When you read the book of
Leviticus, the first chapters talks about how to bring offering to God. Here we
can find out that no one can bring it individually, his or her sacrifice to God
at Alter. Everyone has to give it to the priest who in turn will offer it to
God.
God designed and made a place for
service. He then created the office for those who serve it. God choses one
tribe out of the twelve to take care of the tabernacle. In the previous book of
Exodus we can find when Moses was getting the laws and commandments from God, Israelites
were worshiping other God. Moses came down and asked who is with him and the
Levi tribe stood beside him and they got the golden opportunity to serve God.
Now also there will be times or circumstances in our life where God will give
us a choice to choose between Him or Money, or friends, or worldly lust. Be
careful in taking decisions. When we choose God, He will lift you to be his
servant to bring souls to his Kingdom. From the Levites, God choses Aaron’s
family to be priests.
The priests had the charge of
sacrifices and they were supported by the tithes of the people. The other
Levities were the assistants. They took care of the Tabernacle, formed choirs
and were guides and instructors in the later Temple. Priest offered prayers and
praises and sacrifices of the people to God on their behalf. Priest stood for
the people and pleaded their cause. When a person brings an animal sacrifice to
the court, at the altar of burnt offering they lay hands on the animal’s head
to express penitence and consecration. This animal is killed and its blood is
sprinkled on the altar. 
Now the priest, representing the
worshipper comes to the laver where he washes his hands, indicating the clean
life that should follow forgiveness of sins. He then enters the Holy place
where the lampstand and table of bread is there. He comes to the altar of
incense and offer prayer.
One day in a year the High priest
will pass beyond the veil that separated the holy and the most holy place and
stand before the mercy seat with the blood atonement to intercede for the
people. After God told about the duties of Priests, the priests failed. Aaron’s
2 sons offered strange fire and got killed by God.
Now in the New Testament, animal sacrifices
are no longer necessary because all sacrifices were fulfilled in Christ. Christ
is the great High Priest for humanity and is the only mediator between God and
humanity. We approach God by Christ and him alone. When we see Christ as
Priest, we see divine perfection. Since our high priest is Christ, it is not
necessary that any child of God go before any person on earth to obtain
entrance into the presence of God. Every Christian has the right to enter
because he or she knows Jesus Christ.
There are people who go and bow
down before the idol of Mary and other men of God. This is not only a sin
according to the first commandment, but also they are not going to get saved
from these people who have gone to be with the Lord. Five hundred years ago,
the Catholic Church taught that the freedom from God’s punishment for sin could
be purchased with money. But then God called a German professor named Martin
Luther, who questioned this Catholic idiotism. Luther started the reformation
which was then carried by John Calvin and John Knox.
For a person who is not a
believer of Jesus, there is no need to go and offer any sacrifice or offerings.
He need to do is repent his sins, accept Christ as his saviour and believe in
Christ Jesus that Jesus became an ultimate sacrifice for his sins. Once you
accept Christ as your saviour, you are a follower of Christ and the
characteristics of Christ should reveal through you.
I pray that you believe in the
High Priest Jesus Christ and live accordingly so that through you God can
change and bring the unbelievers to his Kingdom.
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