Do not grieve your leader
1 – “Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men:
2 – And they rose up before Moses, with certain of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty princes of the assembly, famous in the congregation, men of renown:
3 – And they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said unto them, Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the LORD is among them: wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the congregation of the LORD?
4 – And when Moses heard it, he fell upon his face:
5 – And he spake unto Korah and unto all his company, saying, Even to morrow the LORD will shew who are his, and who is holy; and will cause him to come near unto him: even him whom he hath chosen will he cause to come near unto him.
6 – This do; Take you censers, Korah, and all his company;
7 – And put fire therein, and put incense in them before the LORD to morrow: and it shall be that the man whom the LORD doth choose, he shall be holy: ye take too much upon you, ye sons of Levi.
8 – And Moses said unto Korah, Hear, I pray you, ye sons of Levi:
9 – Seemeth it but a small thing unto you, that the God of Israel hath separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to himself to do the service of the tabernacle of the LORD, and to stand before the congregation to minister unto them?
10 – And he hath brought thee near to him, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee: and seek ye the priesthood also?
11 – For which cause both thou and all thy company are gathered together against the LORD: and what is Aaron, that ye murmur against him?
12 – And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab: which said, We will not come up:
13 – Is it a small thing that thou hast brought us up out of a land that floweth with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, except thou make thyself altogether a prince over us?
14 – Moreover thou hast not brought us into a land that floweth with milk and honey, or given us inheritance of fields and vineyards: wilt thou put out the eyes of these men? we will not come up.
15 – And Moses was very wroth, and said unto the LORD, Respect not thou their offering: I have not taken one ass from them, neither have I hurt one of them.
16 – And Moses said unto Korah, Be thou and all thy company before the LORD, thou, and they, and Aaron, to morrow:
17 – And take every man his censer, and put incense in them, and bring ye before the LORD every man his censer, two hundred and fifty censers; thou also, and Aaron, each of you his censer.
18 – And they took every man his censer, and put fire in them, and laid incense thereon, and stood in the door of the tabernacle of the congregation with Moses and Aaron.
19 – And Korah gathered all the congregation against them unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and the glory of the LORD appeared unto all the congregation.
20 – And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
21 – Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment.
22 – And they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with all the congregation?
23 – And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
24 – Speak unto the congregation, saying, Get you up from about the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.
25 – And Moses rose up and went unto Dathan and Abiram; and the elders of Israel followed him.
26 – And he spake unto the congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be consumed in all their sins.
27 – So they gat up from the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, on every side: and Dathan and Abiram came out, and stood in the door of their tents, and their wives, and their sons, and their little children.
28 – And Moses said, Hereby ye shall know that the LORD hath sent me to do all these works; for I have not done them of mine own mind.
29 – If these men die the common death of all men, or if they be visited after the visitation of all men; then the LORD hath not sent me.
30 – But if the LORD make a new thing, and the earth open her mouth, and swallow them up, with all that appertain unto them, and they go down quick into the pit; then ye shall understand that these men have provoked the LORD.
31 – And it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground clave asunder that was under them:
32 – And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their houses, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods.
33 – They, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into the pit, and the earth closed upon them: and they perished from among the congregation.
34 – And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them: for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up also.
35 – And there came out a fire from the LORD, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense.
36 – And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
37 – Speak unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, that he take up the censers out of the burning, and scatter thou the fire yonder; for they are hallowed.
38 – The censers of these sinners against their own souls, let them make them broad plates for a covering of the altar: for they offered them before the LORD, therefore they are hallowed: and they shall be a sign unto the children of Israel.
39 – And Eleazar the priest took the brasen censers, wherewith they that were burnt had offered; and they were made broad plates for a covering of the altar:
40 – To be a memorial unto the children of Israel, that no stranger, which is not of the seed of Aaron, come near to offer incense before the LORD; that he be not as Korah, and as his company: as the LORD said to him by the hand of Moses.” (Numbers chapter 16 verses 1 to 40)
Never you believe you know more than your leader.
In the above scripture, Korah was a levite. A chosen person among the children of Israel, but what did that do? He became so self righteous and self important that he forgot whom his head was. He got so familiar that he now knew the in and out of his head. To clarify the “leader” is a symbol of authority.
In our contemporary world today, we see so many Korahs who feel they can do it better than the chosen one. They feel their anointing is so pue that every other person is lusty. They rebelliously lead people astray through their false teachings. They believe they have started experiencing revelation and they have what it takes to challenge their leader. Never you believe you know more than your leader.
Thrival matters that provoke the anger of God
Do you know that every one has their own understanding of the bible? The Holy spirit in man makes him understand at his own level but these understandings are all similar no matter how you put it. But the problem begins when your understanding begins to cause dissection and division in the body of Christ.
In verses twelve, Moses sent a call to those people to come but they refused to come. Who is he to summon us? Why should be correct me? Why? Does he know all of his has the same anointing. After all I know more than him.
Thrival matters that provoke the anger of God! Because you have more knowledge of the bible, you think it is ok to challenge the man God has placed over you? When an opportunity comes to ask questions, you don’t ask because you feel he is not ‘worded’ enough to answer your “oh so important question”.
A little leaven leavened the whole lump… the bible recorded that these people were swallowed alive both they, their families and their properties. An adage says that if one finger touches oil, it spreads to other fingers. After they were killed the children of Israel that were consumed in the fire were more than those who were originally killed for the rebellion.
Conclusion:
Your leader is your covering no matter how uneducated he may seem theologically. Be willing to unlearn and relearn. These people were elders that time. Your position would not make you immune to punishment. Once you sense this particular act in you, be quick to nip it before it spreads. There is no confusion in the house hold of faith no matter what you do.
