Leviticus chapter 10 holds a very sad revelation about respecting God and His worship. Aaron's sons, fresh out of training, have disobeyed the regulations for how to approach the Lord and they have been consumed by fire. God makes an example of them, whether their attitude was wrong, or whether they hadn't paid attention during Moses's training, or if they were drunk it doesn't matter. God has decreed the way in which he will be approached and worshipped and they disregarded that commandment and were punished for it.
The idea that worship must be approached in a certain way is hard for us, we don't understand it because we don't have laws specifying how to burn incense or where to sprinkle blood, but we do have a way to approach the Lord. The question is do we enter the Lord's presence lightly? Do we enter into worship in a manner that dishonors the Lord?
Aaron recognized that his sons had sinned and he refrained from grief, refrained from speaking out in his emotion, and stayed true to his anointing, finishing out the sacrifices. His example shows that God's presence, his worship, our relationship with Him should be over all other things.
It must have been excruciating, his two sons dead at the hands of the God he is serving, having to continue in an attitude of honor, respect and worship. We should do the same, no matter what is going on in our lives, no matter who has wronged or harmed us. We should enter into worship of God with Him at the center, no distractions. Spend the time with God, and let's worship Him and honor Him in the way that He has commanded.
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