Leviticus 22:24
Ye shall not offer unto the LORD that which is bruised, or crushed, or broken, or cut; neither shall ye make any offering thereof in your land. Ye shall not offer unto the LORD that which is bruised, or crushed, or broken, or cut; neither shall ye make any offering thereof in your land.
The instruction belonged to the directions given to Israel forbidding the sacrifice of defective animals to the Lord, requiring that only the most perfect animals be selected for sacrifice. An offering to the Lord must be sound, unblemished, and worthy of Him, free from any blemish, impurity, or damage, and not lame or otherwise defective. Even the least defect made such an offering unacceptable and grounds for its rejection.
What is given in worship should be the best available, not an inferior gift or one given reluctantly or grudgingly. Applied to houses of worship, this means God's people should use their means generously to prepare a suitable and comfortable place for worship as an expression of gratitude for the truth. The requirement for a sound and unblemished offering explains the call to present the body as a living sacrifice that is holy and acceptable to God, rather than a diseased or decaying offering.