1 – 1 Kings 13:33-34 (ESV) 33 After this thing Jeroboam did not turn from his evil way, but made priests for the high places again from among all the people. Any who would, he ordained to be priests of the high places. 34 And this thing became sin to the house of Jeroboam, so as to cut it off and to destroy it from the face of the earth.
RAF: It is true that in the Church, we are all “a royal priesthood”. And yet, this is not to remove all distinctions in service, ministry and office. 1 Corinthains 12 for instance remainds us that “not all are teachers” (vs. 29 – etc). Even within the Levitical Priesthood there were at least three major divisions of duties, and maybe more. To obliterate these, brings confusion to the Chuch. It is the record of history that a failure of carefulness in this issue breeds destructive results. We are not to simply ordain “any who would.” Willingness is not qualification by itself.
