A Man Called to Lead

"Aaron shall burn fragrant incense on it; he shall burn it every morning when he trims the lamps. When Aaron trims the lamps at twilight, he shall burn incense. There shall be perpetual incense before the Lord throughout your generations... Aaron shall make atonement on its horns once a year; he shall make atonement on it with the blood of the sin offering of atonement once a year throughout your generations. It is most holy to the Lord... You shall anoint Aaron and his sons, and consecrate them, that they may minister as priests to Me." -Exodus 30.7-8, 10, and 30

God has called Aaron to leadership. He is to serve as High Priest before the Lord, and represent the people. It is his duty, and privilege, to oversee the work of the tabernacle, and to represent the people before God. He is the one who will bring the blood of the sin offering before God to make atonement for the sins of the people. It is a great honor and a great responsibility.

Aaron's job is to point others to God. This is the life God has called him to. He has equipped him with holy clothes that set him apart. He has put him through the ceremony of ordination. Now He lays out specific tasks for him. I wonder how he felt that day? I wonder what thoughts were going through his mind? I imagine he felt a mix of pride and humility, excitement and nervousness, joy and fear. And I bet if we were could ask him, he'd be able to tell you all the details of that day. Where he was, what he was doing.

Men, it is a tremendous honor to be called into the service of God. It is an even bigger honor to be called into leadership for God. All men are called to be leaders. Maybe God has made this calling evident to you already, and maybe He hasn't yet. Maybe you've reached the point where God begins to give you the specifics, and maybe He's still being very vague.

Let us always remember who it is who has called us, and appointed us as leaders. Whether it be leaders of a church, a business, or a family, you have been called to lead by God. May you realize that your position is yours so that you can point others to Him. That He is the one who has called you to leadership, and placed you there.

May our focus always be on Him who called us to lead. Sadly, this isn't what we'll see with Aaron.

"Iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another."

To God alone be the Glory!

Strength and Honor