In Malachi 2, we read the priests had a special responsibility to hold and proclaim the Word of God, but they failed. God’s Word was given to the priests for life and peace, so they would be humble before the LORD. The lips of a priest should keep knowledge, this means that the priests had to hold and spread God’s Word, and they had to do it with understanding so that the people could seek the law from His mouth. They failed miserably in their calling, and if the priests would not hear and repent, God promised to curse their blessings. His mouth. They failed miserably in their calling, and if the priests would not hear and repent, God promised to curse their blessings.