I am using the daily Bible reading schedule from “The Bible.net” for my daily Bible reading.

Today, I am reading and commenting on Leviticus 10-12.

    Today’s passage begins with the deaths of two of Aaron’s sons, which must have happened shortly after their ordination because Moses had not yet finished giving the instructions regarding the priestly share of offerings. The part of this which strikes me the most is that Aaron and his two remaining sons were forbidden from showing their grief in public. Moses was even angry with them for not eating their share of the goat sin offering. They had a job to do as the intercessors between the people and God. They could not stop even though they had lost loved ones. In the same way, each one of us has a mission from God which we must perform even when we suffer loss. I want to be careful here, this does not mean that a pastor cannot take a day off when a loved one dies. It means that each and every one of us must continue to serve God and do His will, even when we lose a loved one or suffer some other loss.