Leviticus 10:And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the Lord, which he commanded them not. 2 And there went out fire from the Lord, and devoured them, and they died before the Lord.
It was this singular disposition of preferring to choose the path of least resistance that led Aaron to overlook serious faults in his own sons, for rather than correct them, when correction was due, he let things slide, in order to remain in their favor. When Christians choose to take the path of least resistance, when there is confrontation between truth and error, they will be bulldozed by devils, for the mob mentality will be invoked and the wavering pliable Christian, will be overwhelmed with the firm, unrelenting dispositions of the popular majorities.
[Patriarchs & Prophets pp 316] In the absence of Moses, the judicial authority had been delegated to Aaron, and a vast crowd gathered about his tent, with the demand, “Make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we know not what is become of him.” The cloud, they said, that had heretofore led them, now rested permanently upon the mount; it would no longer direct their travels.
They must have an image in its place; and if, as had been suggested, they should decide to return to Egypt, they would find favor with the Egyptians by bearing this image before them and acknowledging it as their god. Such a crisis demanded a man of firmness, decision, and unflinching courage; one who held the honor of God above popular favor, personal safety, or life itself. But the present leader of Israel was not of this character.
Exodus 32:5 And when Aaron saw it, he built an altar before it; and Aaron made proclamation, and said, To morrow is a feast to the Lord. 6 And they rose up early on the morrow, and offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play.
May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!