Basin of Motive
Exodus 30: 17 Then the Lord spoke to
Moses, saying: 18 “You shall also make a laver of
bronze, with its base also of bronze, for washing. You shall put it between the
tabernacle of meeting and the altar. And you shall put water in it, 19 for
Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet in water from it. 20 When
they go into the tabernacle of meeting, or when they come near the altar to
minister, to burn an offering made by fire to the Lord, they shall wash with
water, lest they die. 21 So they shall wash their hands
and their feet, lest they die. And it shall be a statute forever to them—to him
and his descendants throughout their generations.”
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GOD told Moses to make a basin for Aaron and his sons to
wash their hands and their feet.
My Observations:
- GOD
seems to be addressing clean hands, meaning righteousness.
- GOD
seems to be addressing clean feet, meaning reason for being at a place.
- GOD
warns the priests that their motive for being there could atone for the
people or cause the priest to die.
Motive was addressed by JESUS when the activity of washing
was done by the Pharisees. Looking clean on the outside while being corrupt on
the inside was the problem GOD had with religious leaders. This symbolic
cleaning would turn into a ritual that made religious leaders think they were
more holy than they really were.
GOD seems to want our motive to be aligned with HIS. HE
wants all humans to be saved while we want humans to admire us over HIM. Do you
see the conflict? When we tell GOD that we don’t seem to have the right motive,
HE is faithful and just to cleanse us of that unrighteousness. GOD is the only
one who can clean the inside so our motives align with HIS.
Challenge
- Why
does GOD remind Moses about making the basin?
- What
are you putting before the LORD that needs cleansing?
- Have
you asked GOD to examine your motives so HE can clean them and align them
to HIS purpose?
