Presumptuous Worship Leviticus 10:1-3

This post discusses the sin of presumptuous worship by Nadab and Abihu.

Presumptuous worship involves the sin of substituting or adding an individual’s idea instead of what God has commanded.

Two priests showed that God does not allow such. In the beginning of worship by Moses law, Nadab and Abihu tried an act of presumptuous worship. Leviticus 10:1-3, “Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, each took his censer and put fire in it and laid incense on it and offered unauthorized fire before the LORD, which he had not commanded them. And fire came out from before the LORD and consumed them, and they died before the LORD. Then Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the LORD has said: ‘Among those who are near me I will be sanctified, and before all the people I will be glorified.’”

Earlier, Moses began the dedication of Aaron and his sons. This dedication involved wearing proper clothes and offering proper sacrifices. However, during the latter part of this dedication, Aaron’s two oldest sons presumed to conduct an act of worship that God had not authorized. (Repeatedly in Exodus and Leviticus the two phrases, ‘as the Lord commanded’ and ‘the Lord spoke to Moses’ appear. Therefore, in worship, God’s word directed everything.) But, without any command by God and before the people and elders, Nadab and Abihu took fire from the wrong place. Then they altered an act of worship in a way that God had not authorized. Therefore, they presumed to say that their ideas of worship were just as good or better than what God had specified. Immediately, God punished this presumptuous worship.

Thus, this lesson teaches us that we must always follow God’s word exactly.

For example, God’s word authorizes singing as worship. No scripture authorizes using any musical instrument to substitute for or accompany singing, Colossians 3:16, “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus,”

What we learned:

1.God expects exact obedience to His word in worship.

2.Only acts of worship described in His word please God.

3.God only authorized vocal music for worship.

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