Exodus 30:34-38 and Luke 5:1-11 (NLT)

Exodus 30:34-38
Incense
34  Then the Lord said to Moses, “Gather fragrant spices—resin droplets, mollusk shell, and galbanum—and mix these fragrant spices with pure frankincense, weighed out in equal amounts.
35  Using the usual techniques of the incense maker, blend the spices together and sprinkle them with salt to produce a pure and holy incense.
36  Grind some of the mixture into a very fine powder and put it in front of the Ark of the Covenant, where I will meet with you in the Tabernacle. You must treat this incense as most holy.
37  Never use this formula to make this incense for yourselves. It is reserved for the Lord, and you must treat it as holy.
38  Anyone who makes incense like this for personal use will be cut off from the community.”
Luke 5:1-11
The Calling of the First Disciples

1    One day as Jesus was preaching on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, great crowds pressed in on him to listen to the word of God. 

2    He noticed two empty boats at the water’s edge, for the fishermen had left them and were washing their nets. 

3    Stepping into one of the boats, Jesus asked Simon, its owner, to push it out into the water. So he sat in the boat and taught the crowds from there.

4    When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Now go out where it is deeper, and let down your nets to catch some fish.”

5    “Master,” Simon replied, “we worked hard all last night and didn’t catch a thing. But if you say so, I’ll let the nets down again.” 

6    And this time their nets were so full of fish they began to tear! 

7    A shout for help brought their partners in the other boat, and soon both boats were filled with fish and on the verge of sinking.

8    When Simon Peter realized what had happened, he fell to his knees before Jesus and said, “Oh, Lord, please leave me—I’m too much of a sinner to be around you.” 

9    For he was awestruck by the number of fish they had caught, as were the others with him. 

10  His partners, James and John, the sons of Zebedee, were also amazed.

Jesus replied to Simon, “Don’t be afraid! From now on you’ll be fishing for people!”
11  And as soon as they landed, they left everything and followed Jesus.