25 And he took the fat, and the rump, and all the fat that was upon the inwards, and the caul above the liver, and the two kidneys, and their fat, and the right shoulder:

26 And out of the basket of unleavened bread, that was before the Lord, he took one unleavened cake, and a cake of oiled bread, and one wafer, and put them on the fat, and upon the right shoulder:

27 And he put all upon Aaron’s hands, and upon his sons’ hands, and waved them for a wave offering before the Lord.

28 And Moses took them from off their hands, and burnt them on the altar upon the burnt offering: they were consecrations for a sweet savour: it is an offering made by fire unto the Lord.

29 And Moses took the breast, and waved it for a wave offering before the Lord: for of the ram of consecration it was Moses’ part; as the Lord commanded Moses.

Once again, we see how in this initiation of Aaron and his sons, Moses is the officiator of the offering. They are not picking up the bread and the meat themselves; Moses is placing those into their hands. They are not the ones receiving the priestly portion of the food, Moses is. In tomorrow’s verses we will hear how Aaron and his sons partook of the food as well, but that will not be the priest’s portion, it will be the same part that was given to the common Israelite when they made their offering. There was the priest’s part, but there was also the common part, and that was the common part that was meant for Aaron this time around.

Having Aaron and his sons go through all these rituals from the perspective of the common Israelite demonstrates an important pattern. Now, whenever Aaron and his sons performed such rituals for the common Israelite, he would only be repeating what Moses had previously done for him. Thus, it is a pattern of those who have been helped in their journey, then helping the next person in theirs.

All true proselyting efforts are conducted by sinners who themselves found redemption, now showing other sinners that the same is possible for them also. Christ begins the pattern by redeems us, then invites us to join him on his side and help him initiate the next generation in the same process. It is a beautiful chain of being served and serving, where we all depend on and support one another.