I'm wrestling a bit with the whole area of the NT metaphor for the OT priests. Back then, you had a priesthood and then "common" people but nowadays, we are all made into a priesthood by Jesus' death and resurrection so how do we relate the behaviour towards the OT priests with us as Christians today?
The clothes are interesting because they demonstrate the priest as different from the common people - perhaps something about our lifestyle and character being markedly different? We also have the idea of the priests sharing in the offering so that some of it was kept and eaten by the priests to save them having to work and grow their own food. This is perhaps different to today since we are both the "common people" and the priests before God so I'm not sure what we share in that relates to the image of sharing in the people's offering. I suppose at the very least it implies God's generosity in blessing in that rather than taking everything himself, he provides for the needs of the priests out of his abundance.
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