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Once more we
see a great model for ministry in Leviticus.
No, I’m not talking about the sacrifices. Jesus is the only sacrifice that we will
need. I’m talking about the order in
which the activities here are done.
The first
thing that we see here is that Aaron offers up his sacrifice. Aaron takes care of himself, first. This isn’t done in a self-serving manner. Aaron isn’t thinking about himself more than
he thinks of the others. Instead, Aaron
realizes something true. In order for
him to be in a position of helping other people, he needs to position himself
in a place where he can help other people!
Jesus
Himself talks about this in his ministry.
He asks what help a blind man is to another blind man. If a blind man leads another blind man, will
they not both fall into a pit? Jesus
teaches what we see Aaron practicing here in this passage. In order to help other people, we must be in
a real position to be able to help them.
We need to be in a genuine relationship with God before we can help
anyone else find a genuine relationship with God, too.
Furthermore,
we should be a people who lead by example.
We need to be living out our example, not just talking a good line. Our lives need to be a model of why the spiritual
life within us works. Our lives should
be a demonstration of what relationship with God looks like.
That is
exactly what happens here. Aaron makes
his sacrifice. Then he tells the people
to go and get theirs ready. Aaron is not
above the people; he is modelling life for them. That’s what good spiritual leadership looks
like.
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