Is it necessary for the hearts of the priests to never depart from dwelling in God’s house?
Q829 · The Sacrament of Priesthood
A priest should never leave the House of God, i.e., he loves the heavenly life. Origen says, “For that reason, if anyone wants to be a high priest not just in name but in worthiness, let him imitate Moses; let him imitate Aaron. What is said about them? ‘They did not leave the Tent of the Lord’ (Lev. 10:7). Moses was constantly in ‘the Tent of the Lord.’ What was his work? That he should either learn something from God or teach the people.”1653
1651 Origen, Homilies on Leviticus 1–16 5.12.5–7 (FOTC 83:113–114).
1652 Origen, Homilies on Leviticus 1–16 6.6.1 (FOTC 83:126).
1653 Origen, Homilies on Leviticus 1–16 6.6.4 (FOTC 83:128).