Leviticus 10:12 says, And Moses spake unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons that were left, Take the meat offering that remaineth of the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and eat it without leaven beside the altar: for it is most holy: Moses spoke to Aaron and his two remaining sons and told them to eat the meat that remained of the offerings made by fire to the LORD beside the altar. Moses said that it was most holy. We should consider the things that we offer to God today to be most holy as well, and we should use them under the direction of the Holy Spirit as obedient children of God. Verse thirteen adds, And ye shall eat it in the holy place, because it is thy due, and thy sons’ due, of the sacrifices of the LORD made by fire: for so I am commanded. Moses said Aaron and his two sons, Eleazar and Ithamar, the priests, were to eat this food in the Holy place because it was their due of the sacrifice of the LORD and he said this because this was God's command to him. We, as Christians, are a part of the priesthood of the world today, and we know that God has promised to meet our needs if we are faithful to Him, so I believe that we should consider all the things that He blesses us with to be holy. I don't believe that God blesses us to simply meet our own selfish desires, but He does so to enable us to do His work in the world today, but like Moses, we will know what God commands us to do with these blessings if we are listening to Him. Verse fourteen continues, And the wave breast and heave shoulder shall ye eat in a clean place; thou, and thy sons, and thy daughters with thee: for they be thy due, and thy sons’ due, which are given out of the sacrifices of peace offerings of the children of Israel Moses then told Aaron and his sons that they could also eat what was left of the wave breast and the heave shoulder, and that his daughters could eat of it as well. They were to do so in a clean place and not by the altar. God didn't just make a provision for Aaron and his sons but for his whole family. God does not just make provisions for Christians today when they are in what would be considered holy places, or places of worship, but He makes provisions for their families as well out in the world. Of course, as followers of Christ, we should do our best to make sure that wherever we are is a place that is spiritually clean. Verse fifteen states, The heave shoulder and the wave breast shall they bring with the offerings made by fire of the fat, to wave it for a wave offering before the LORD; and it shall be thine, and thy sons’ with thee, by a statute for ever; as the LORD hath commanded. This was not just something that Moses decided concerning Aaron and his sons having the rest of the heave and wave offering for their own sustenance, but it was God's command. God did not tell them to simply claim what they wanted, and He would give it to them, and I don't believe that He does that today. Verse sixteen adds, And Moses diligently sought the goat of the sin offering, and, behold, it was burnt: and he was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, the sons of Aaron which were left alive, saying, Then verse seventeen continues, Wherefore have ye not eaten the sin offering in the holy place, seeing it is most holy, and God hath given it you to bear the iniquity of the congregation, to make atonement for them before the LORD? When Moses brought a goat for a sin offering and saw that it had been burned up, and he was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar because they had not followed his instructions, which were God's command, concerning the offerings. We need to realize today that we need to seek and follow God's instructions concerning all that we have, which will always be something that He has blessed us with. Verse eighteen says, Behold, the blood of it was not brought in within the holy place: ye should indeed have eaten it in the holy place, as I commanded. Once more Moses told them that they should follow the instructions that he gave them, because they came from God. The same is true about the things God gives us today. We are to use it all under the leadership of the Holy Spirit. Verse nineteen adds, And Aaron said unto Moses, Behold, this day have they offered their sin offering and their burnt offering before the LORD; and such things have befallen me: and if I had eaten the sin offering to day, should it have been accepted in the sight of the LORD? Matthew Henry says that Aaron took responsibility for the deviation based on an affliction that he had, and asked if the offering would have been accepted if he had eaten it in his state. I believe that when there is some physical reason that we cannot follow every physical aspect of the worship of God due to an affliction, then God understands. Verse twenty concludes, And when Moses heard that, he was content. When Moses heard the explanation of Aaron, he was content. If we think that somehow a fellow Christian is not following God's teachings, the first thing we should do is seek an explanation if we feel that their actions are somehow bringing discredit God. This does not mean that we should do so if we simply disagree with what they are doing. We must make sure that what we have a concern about is something that reflects badly on God.
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