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God required three things in ordaining the priest’s office, and stated three times His purpose. First God said to separate Aaron as the high priest and his sons to accompany him; and second to make them holy garments for glory and beauty. Third, God instructed a consecration of His appointed designer to make the garments. Three times God stated the purpose, “that he may minister to me in the priest’s office” (Exodus 28:1-4).

David followed God’s pattern of sanctifying the priesthood prior to bringing home the Ark of the Covenant (1 Chronicles 15:14). He separated Zadok as the high priest to serve in the Mosaic Tabernacle on Mt. Gibeon for keeping all things holy (1 Chronicles 16:39). However, David caught a new concept to have a processional of joyful celebration as the Ark returned home to Jerusalem. So he separated three chief officers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethun, for the Ark’s processional and for the continual ministry to God in the tent he had prepared. In turn, these three officers were responsible for separating and preparing a priesthood of worshipers to continually minister around the Ark (1 Chronicles 16:4, 6, 37). This new priesthood was the choirs, singers, dancers, musicians, trumpeters, and prophets. Once again, before releasing his kingship, David separated Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun as the officers to serve under Solomon (1 Chronicles 25:1-7). David understood the need for consecration and separation, but he also understood the garments of holiness with glory and beauty in a refreshing new way, and said, “O worship the Lord with beauty and holiness... Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad…” (Psalms 96:9, 11), and then he commanded the people to worship God with rejoicing. David’s new concepts had changed the pattern of the garments from being physical to being a matter of the heart. We can clearly see how David changed the pattern of worship from being external to internal.

In our pattern today, we are the temple of the Living God, and He wants to dwell in us and walk among us, to be our God, and for us to be His people (2 Corinthians 6:16-18). God wants us to come out from the world and be separated so that He can be a Father to us. He wants us to be His sons and daughters. In Romans 12:1, Paul gives us another glimpse. He says that God wants us to present our bodies as a living sacrifice and to be holy and acceptable, which is our reasonable service. 1 Peter 3:15 says that we are to sanctify the Lord God in our hearts. We actually have a greater position in worshiping God than did Moses or David because our worship is not delegated or commanded, but can freely flow from our heart.