You can’t give blessing unless you are blessed

Therefore shall ye abide at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation day and night seven days, and keep the charge of the LORD, that ye die not.
	Leviticus 8:35
The last step of preparation for the priesthood was isolation. With seven being the number of completion, Aaron and his sons were to remain in the tabernacle for seven days. Ministry is like the measles. You can’t give it unless you get it. You can’t give blessing unless you are blessed. And you won’t be blessed until you’re locked in, tucked away, and set aside. For how long? Until God’s preparatory work in you is complete. Aaron and his sons were no doubt eager to begin, but they had to wait so that they wouldn’t die. Many ministries die because people don’t know the meaning of a personal devotional life, of spending chunks of time locked away in the presence of God. Pastor Jon Courson