A ubiquitous gripe, frequent complaint against Christianity and the Bible is the misperception that it’s all about do’s and don’ts. You have to do this and you can’t do that. It is seen as a limitation on their ability to have fun, to call the shots, to do whatever they please. And they don’t want anyone telling them what they can or cannot do. It is natural to resist authority when you think that you are the supreme authority and the supreme ethic is “I’ll do whatever I darn well please.” Who’s heard that before or known someone like that? Who has been someone like that? But you see that is to fundamentally misunderstand the point of the Bible. God did not supernaturally pass down his Word to us so that he would be the ultimate killjoy. God in his infinite wisdom has given us everything we need in his word to faithfully live for him, to please Him, and for what is truly in our best interest, even when we don’t see the immediate benefit before us. God has called his people to be holy which means we need to possess and reflect His holy character. We need to be godly people. We need to possess godly characters, godly traits. While our text this morning was initially directed towards the priests, I hope you will see an abundance of application in God’s word which is highly relevant to each one of us. Does it matter that God’s people possess godly characters? Does your character matter? Indeed it matters. Will you be described by the adjective godly?