Numbers 15:1

Numbers 15:1 says, And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,  Verse two adds, Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come into the land of your habitations, which I give unto you,  God instructed Moses to talk to the people of Israel about what they were to do when they came to live in the land that God had given them.  Even though their entrance was to be delayed and a generation would not be allowed in, God was still keeping His promise to give them this land flowing with milk and honey.  If we accept Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord, we will one day reach our heavenly home, no matter how many generations pass before that happens.  Verse three continues, And will make an offering by fire unto the LORD, a burnt offering, or a sacrifice in performing a vow, or in a freewill offering, or in your solemn feasts, to make a sweet savour unto the LORD, of the herd, or of the flock:  God gave Moses instructions for how sacrifices for vows and burnt offerings were to be presented.  When we bring sacrifices and offerings to God today, I believe it should still be under His direction.  Verse four states, Then shall he that offereth his offering unto the LORD bring a meat offering of a tenth deal of flour mingled with the fourth part of an hin of oil.  Verse five adds, And the fourth part of an hin of wine for a drink offering shalt thou prepare with the burnt offering or sacrifice, for one lamb.  Meat offerings, to provide for God's table, were to be brought with their other sacrifices and offerings, and God instructed them on what to bring with specific offerings.  Verse six continues, Or for a ram, thou shalt prepare for a meat offering two tenth deals of flour mingled with the third part of an hin of oil. Verse seven concludes. And for a drink offering thou shalt offer the third part of an hin of wine, for a sweet savour unto the LORD.  This concerned the meat offering for a ram or lamb.  They were also to bring drink offerings, which were a sweet savor unto the LORD.  I believe that it was their obedience in doing these things that pleased God, and not the actual sacrifices and offerings themselves.  Whatever we faithfully give to God will please Him, not because He needs it, but because it shows our faithfulness to Him.  Verse eight says, And when thou preparest a bullock for a burnt offering, or for a sacrifice in performing a vow, or peace offerings unto the LORD:  Verse nine adds, Then shall he bring with a bullock a meat offering of three tenth deals of flour mingled with half an hin of oil.  Verse ten continues, And thou shalt bring for a drink offering half an hin of wine, for an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.  These were the instructions for the meat and drink offerings to accompany the sacrifice of a bull.  Verse eleven states, Thus shall it be done for one bullock, or for one ram, or for a lamb, or a kid.  Though not all sacrifices were the same, whether they were individual or congregational sacrifices and offerings, they were to be presented in accordance with God's instructions.  As already stated,whatever we give to God today should be in accordance with His will.  Verse twelve adds, According to the number that ye shall prepare, so shall ye do to every one according to their number.  No matter how many people were involved in offering the sscrice, it was to be presented according to God's instructions.