would leave it up to God to vindicate the relative holiness of the various parties through an experimental test involving a priestly ritual, a function to which the insurgents aspired. Only one whom God himself deemed qualified to serve in the priestly role would be granted access to serve in the capacity of an incense bearer. Any attempt by one who is not holy to perform such cultic ritual resulted in grave consequences. According to Lev 10:1–2, even the priests (Nadab and Abihu, sons of Aaron)