Then Aaron lifted his hand toward the people, blessed them, and came down from offering the sin offering, the burnt offering, and peace offerings. And Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle of meeting, and came out and blessed the people. Then the glory of the Lord appeared to all the people, and fire came out from before the Lord and consumed the burnt offering and the fat on the altar. When all the people saw it, they shouted and fell on their faces. Then Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, each took his censer and put fire in it, put incense on it, and offered profane fire before the Lord, which He had not commanded them. So fire went out from the Lord and devoured them, and they died before the Lord. And Moses said to Aaron, "This is what the Lord spoke, saying: 'By those who come near Me I must be regarded as holy; and before all the people I must be glorified.' " (Leviticus 9:22-10:3)
Scripture tells us that counterfeit worship never stands alone. Failure to obey God in the doctrine of worship is, very often, a key indicator of deeper and wider spiritual problems in a church. What are some of those problems? How can Christians recognize and avoid such traps? Stay tuned for the answers, as we continue our study of God's warning against worldly worship, in Colossians chapter two.