Royal Priesthood

Numbers 8:7-16

Just as Moses and Aaron set apart the Levites for God's service; so God wants to set us apart for His service. 

God told Moses to cleanse the priests (shaving their head, washing in purified water, and cleaning their clothes).  We also need this type of cleansing. 
      - Our mind must be renewed daily through the Word.
      - We must be cleansed daily by confession and repentance.
      - We must be sure our rob is white and spotless everyday.  We must guard our thoughts and our words. 

The Levites had to have a bull sacrificed to cleanse them and cover their sin.  We have the Blood of the Lamb to cleanse us and to forgive (remove) our sin.

The Levites had to be holy to work and stand before God.  This was made possible through their obedience to the law and the death and blood of an animal.  We too must walk in holiness.  We must be cleansed daily by the Blood of Christ.  We have a perfect sacrifice that only had to be made once for all.

We are called to be a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people. (1 Peter 2:9)

To fulfill that call we must walk in holiness.  The only way we can do this is by falling on the rock and allowing Jesus, by the Holy Spirit, to take the lead in our lives.

No amount of trying on our part can produce the level of holiness (total and complete) that it takes to be a priest of God.

The priests were to be the carriers of the anointing of God.  How can we carry the anointing if we are living lives of sin?  Because all sin is equal, we must deal equally with all sin.  There are no small sins and big sins!  All sin will diminish the anointing of God in our lives and will minimize our impact on our world, our generation.

We must be HOLY because HE IS HOLY!!!!!