Lev 10:9 | MHM | STEP | v. 9 : Priests are told not to drink wine or strong drink when they go into the tabernacle, or they could die. This command may have been given because Nadab and Abihu made their mistake when they were not fully sober. At other times, priests could drink, but not during ministry. In the future, priests in Ezekiel’s temple were also given this rule (Ezekiel 44:21 ). In the New Testament, church leaders are also warned not to be “given to wine” (1 Timothy 3:3 ). God’s servants must always be clear-headed and self-controlled (Luke 21:34; 1 Peter 4:7 ).

‏ Leviticus 10:9

v. 9: Priests are told not to drink wine or strong drink when they go into the tabernacle, or they could die. This command may have been given because Nadab and Abihu made their mistake when they were not fully sober. At other times, priests could drink, but not during ministry. In the future, priests in Ezekiel’s temple were also given this rule (Ezekiel 44:21 ^a). In the New Testament, church leaders are also warned not to be “given to wine” (1 Timothy 3:3 ^b). God’s servants must always be clear-headed and self-controlled (Luke 21:34; 1 Peter 4:7 ^c).