“And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD. And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering: But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.”
Mine, which I believe to be Biblical, is that we must search for what God tells us to do and not go invent our own forms of worship.
Those who are criticizing Leviticus and myself seem to believe that instead of looking for what God wants us to do, we can just do anything we merrily choose as long as it is not expressely forbidden.
It is a bit disturbing that so many modern Christias have an attitude that "what can I do in worship that tickles my flesh that I can get away with?"
Ponder this...
"Leviticus 8 & 9 Aaron and his sons are consecrated for the priesthood. Garments were made and sacrifices offered to enable the priest to stand before God. One sign of God’s pleasure with Israel’s faithfulness is the reaction of God when Aaron made a sin offering. “And Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle of meeting, and came out and blessed the people. Then the glory of the Lord appeared to all the people and fire came out from before the Lord and consumed the burnt offering and fat on the altar. When all the people saw it, they shouted and fell on their faces” (Leviticus 9.23-24).
Such a display by God showed His pleasure. The time span between Chapters 9 & 10 is not given; yet, one would think everyone present understood they should do exactly what God said. However, Nadab and Abihu, two of Aaron’s sons, offered “strange fire before the Lord’ (Leviticus 10.1). God punished them by consuming them with the fire.
There are some important lessons we can learn from this passage. First, God did not care who sinned or how faithful they had been. Second, to do that which is not authorized is sin. God told them where to get the fire but Nadab and Abihu got their fire from a different source.
God did not have to say where to not get the fire He simply specified where they could get the fire. That made every other fire wrong. Third, there was nothing that Aaron or Moses could do for these two priests. In fact, Aaron and his other two sons were told to stay in the tabernacle lest they die also. They were set apart to serve God and that is what God intended for them to do. Finally, God intends for man to treat Him as Holy. Those who think of God as a man or He will approve of changes in His Law will be sorely disappointed on the Day of Judgment. The next time you hear “The Bible doesn’t say not to,” or, “I don’t see anything wrong with it.” Remember that Nadab and Abihu thought the same thing."