From Captivity to the Wilderness:
“The Means of Worship”
Leviticus 6:8-13
Genesis: The origin, beginning
Exodus: A mass departure of people
Leviticus: Of the Levites. Law of the priests
Priest: Someone who is authorized to perform the sacred rites of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between God and man.
I Peter 2:1-5
I Peter 2:9
Romans 12:1-2
“Christians who offer a living sacrifice of themselves usually do not consider it to be a sacrifice. And it is not a sacrifice in the common sense of losing something valuable. The only things we entirely give up for God-to be removed and destroyed-are sin and sinful things, which only bring us injury and death. But when we offer God the living sacrifice of ourselves, He does not destroy what we give Him, but refines it and purifies it, not only for His glory but for our present and eternal good.” John MacArthur
Do not be conformed, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind!
LET’S GO DEEPER:
1. In what ways might church members be guilty of trying to do God’s work in man’s way? How would the teaching of Leviticus correct them?
2. Why would fire have evoked thoughts of the presence and power of God for the people of Israel?
3. When do God’s people have access to God’s presence? How does the flame on the altar of sacrifice symbolize this reality?
4. When the priests set the first sacrifices in order, who lit the fire on the altar? Who lights the fire of salvation in us?
5. How can you keep the fire burning in your life?