Now the leaders offered the dedication offering for the altar when it was anointed; so the leaders offered their offering before the altar.  For the LORD said to Moses,“They shall offer their offering,one leader each day, for the dedication of the altar.” and the one who offered his offering on the first day was Nashon the son of Amminadab, from the tribe of Judah.  His offering was one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundredand thirty shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary,both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering.

NUMBERS 7:10-13 NASB

As you approach this blog post an initial response could be, “this post does not apply to me—I do not have china,” and that may be true, but you do have vessels in which you serve food.  These vessels may be bone china, stoneware, earthenware, plastic, stainless steel, pewter, enamelware, silver, wood, or paper.  The material from which our vessels are made is not the question—rather the question is, have the vessels been consecrated to our Master’s use?