Numbers 16 Now Korah the son of Izhar, son of Kohath, 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 a number of the people of Israel, 250 chiefs of the congregation, chosen from the assembly, well-known men. 3 They assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron and said to them, “You have gone too far! For all in the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the Lord is among them. Why then do you exalt yourselves above the assembly of the Lord?” 4 When Moses heard it, he fell on his face, 5 and he said to Korah and all his company, “In the morning the Lord will show who is his, and who is holy, and will bring him near to him. The one whom he chooses he will bring near to him.
We're all saints, right? So, what made Moses and Aaron so special? These men rebelling against Moses and Aaron had the responsibility to offer incense in worship. They were "this close" to being in the Holy of Holies. But it wasn't enough. They considered themselves as being treated unfairly and were demanding their rights. True to form, Moses fell on his face - an act of humilty and vulnerability. He allows the Lord to decide. In the end there is a great divide - in the earth and between the groups, with the rebels falling into the earth in a judgment by God. Divisions do not end well, especially for those who rebel against God-given authority. For those of us "in Christ", we are all saints. But we still are different parts of the body, with assigned gifts and callings. When we begin to rebel against God's design, it's like having too many left feet. We won't be able to dance - only go around in circles, or maybe trip into a pit. Beware the envious eye that looks at others and says "Why not me?"
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