It is intended for anyone in the church or outside of it, but will probably be most beneficial to those involved in worship ministry.
I have been actively involved in what Christians today call "worship" for about 15 years now. Both my parents were part of the worship team at my original home church for years and my dad still plays weekly on the worship team. Over the years there have been worship leaders and musicians that I've shared Sunday mornings with in musical worship who have taught me valuable lessons on ushering the body or congregation into an encounter with God in which they can give Him all the glory and attention He deserves.
There is however one approach to worship that I learned and developed independently of other worship team members and learned from both studying the Word and just spending quality time with Jesus and worshipping.
Priestly Levitical Worship is what I seek when I prepare for a Sunday service or any sort of gathering involving musical worship.
I call it this because I believe when we are preparing songs and praying over our services as worship leaders, we are preparing the church or tabernacle or the physical bodies of each member which house the Holiness of God to truly worship Jesus.
For me setting up sound equipment, tuning my guitar, organizing practices and reworking set lists, photocopying sheet music and soaking it all in prayer is preparing the altar for a sacrifice, just as the Priests of the Old Testament did. Once the worship set starts the fire is lit and all my time, work and sacrifice is offered up to The Lord as I lead the body in worship.
"And the priest shall burn all on the altar as a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the Lord." (Leviticus 1:9 NKJV)
It's good to be musically pleasing and to play songs that your congregation can more easily worship to but every time I lead worship my eyes close and I am alone with Jesus and He is pleased with the aroma of my worship because I don't try and give him something I don't have. I am content just being with Him and letting my love flow.
Thankfully Jesus the High Priest over all creation performed the final sacrifice on our behalf and we no longer have to rely on the Levitical codes and laws.
Our love is a pleasing aroma to our Lord.
