The Holiness of the Offerings

God continues to give restrictions to the priests, because it is not about them. It is about the holy things of God and profaning His name. When things are dedicated to the Lord, they are not to be defiled by uncleanness because that profanes the name of the Lord. The priest that is caught doing that is to be cut off from His people, meaning that it is a death penalty offense. Whether it is long term or permanent, like a leper, or it is short term, like touching a dead body, those who are unclean are not allowed to act as priests. As priests in the New Covenant, we should understand the seriousness of profaning the name of God through our actions and the church has a real obligation to act when it sees the holy things being defiled. Often in church discipline, people make the goal restoration, but the first goal is always to declare that God is holy.