Exodus 30:34–38
The Bible4Jesus.com Podcast
About this episode
We live in an age where worship has been thoroughly domesticated. For modern evangelicals, worship is largely a matter of consumer preference. We approach the house of God not as summoned subjects coming before a great King, but as customers looking for a particular experience. We want worship to be uplifting, relevant, and authentic to us. In short, we have made ourselves the center of the entire affair. We have decided that the goal of worship is to produce a pleasing aroma for our own nostrils. It is a fundamental rebellion against the First Commandment. It is a refusal to let God be God. When God establishes worship, He does not offer suggestions. He does not provide a buffet of options from which we may select our favorites. The reason for this is that worship is warfare. It is the central front in the battle for cosmic dominion.