Malachi 2:1-6

This commandment is for you - Malachi 2:1-6: The priests must accept and respect God's commandments. These teachings applied to them just as they applied to the people. The priests had not done well in their teachings or in their lives. Their problem was serious, spiritual heart trouble. They did not take God's teaching to heart. They did not even seem to think that it applied to them. Let us understand that we give glory to God by taking heed to His commandments. The disobedience of the priest would have a direct, destructive effect upon their descendants. Let us never forget that what we believe and do will largely determine whether our descendants go to heaven or hell. Many of the early Levites who served as priests were faithful to God. "God called the tribe of Levi to service, gave them the wonderful blessings of ministry, but laid out their obligations in this arrangement, and then sealed it with the ordination sacrifice in Leviticus 8. That is what is meant by the covenant of Levi -- it is the ministry of the priests." Proper response to God's commandments is essential if heaven is our goal.