Leviticus 10:7 - Exposition

The priests are not to be taken away from their duties at the door of the tabernacle , that is, the court in front of the tabernacle, even for the sake of burying their dead. They had now been in the court for eight days continuously, and they had to remain there until, in the fulfillment of their public function, they had eaten the sacrificial meal. Cf. Matthew 8:21 , Matthew 8:22 , "Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. But Jesus said unto him, Follow me." God's service comes before all things.