“The priesthood shall be theirs for a perpetual statute. So you shall consecrate Aaron and his sons.”

Exodus 29:9 (NKJV)

My grandmother used to tell me, “Daryl, it’s all about consecration.” She was a great example to me of someone who lived a consecrated life. She taught Sunday School for forty years, but she wanted to do more for the Lord. So she started knocking on doors in the low-income district of North Portland, Oregon. She invited children to an afternoon Sunday School at her church. This grew to about 250 children coming each Sunday afternoon. The church had to purchase seven buses to get them all there and back!

Today we see the steps required for Aaron and his sons to be consecrated to serve the LORD. The Hebrew word implies that their hands would be filled with God’s work. To be fit for this duty, they first had to be washed and anointed with oil. Then a bull was sacrificed as a sin offering, a ram as a burnt offering, and another ram as a consecration offering. All this was necessary for them to stand and minister to the LORD.

Under the new covenant, all these sacrifices have been provided at Calvary. But we must choose to be consecrated (set apart, dedicated) to the LORD. The apostle Paul speaks of this in Romans 12:

“I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.”

Romans 12:1 (ESV)

Have you presented your body to God as a living sacrifice? What does this look like practically for you?

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