And you shall come to the kohen who will be in those days, and say to him: I declare today to Hashem your God that I have come to the land that Hashem swore to our fathers to give us.
English: “To the kohen who will be in those days” — the kohen of your generation, even if he is not like Moshe and Aharon. You have only the kohen who is in your days.
In Sifrei / related: The phrase teaches that one must accept the authority of the kohen (and, by extension, the court) of one’s own time, without demanding the stature of earlier generations.
Type of Learning
Custom (diyuk on “who will be in those days”).
What Is Learned
The bringer must present the fruit to the contemporary kohen; fitness is measured by the office of the present generation, not by comparison with the founders.