Numbers
16 – Rebellion Against Authority
Korah
was a leader of great authority.
Associated with him were 250 princes of the assembly who were also men
of authority. A rebellion to be
effective must have prominent men behind it. The charges Korah made to Moses
were not true to the facts. Moses was not taking too much upon himself. Even
after God had trained him in the wilderness, he didn’t want the job. He asked for a helper, and God gave him
Aaron. Moses was the meekest man on
earth. All authority is God-given. No
man takes this honor upon himself. God
had given the places in the camp, and He had given the Levites their specific
jobs to do. Korah was a Kohathite, and
their position and service were God-appointed. Korah’s jealousy was what
started the rebellion. A great deal of
rebellion among the churches can be found rooted in one thing – jealousy! We
are to recognize that all authority is God-given.
When
God saves you, He puts you in the body by baptism. If you are a Christian, you have been given a
gift, and you are to use that gift as you function in the body of believers.
Because
the duties of Moses and Aaron were appointed by God, the complaints were directed
at God. Every man was to take his censer, put incense in it and come to the
tabernacle.
It
is a terrible thing for a man or group of men to disobey God and His divinely
appointed leaders. God must deal with
this kind of rebellion, and He must judge it.
God judges them in the same way in which they sinned. He divides the people to separate them from
Korah and his group. And then He divides
the earth, and it closes upon them. Gal. 6:7 says, “Be not deceived; God is not
mocked: for whatsoever a man sows, that shall he also reap.”
The
next day they charge Moses and Aaron with murdering the rebels! Moses and Aaron
didn’t do it, God did.
The
man they rebelled against is the very man who saved them. He stood between them and God. Likewise, the very One whom the human family
crucified on the Cross is the One who saves us.
He stands between God and the sinner.
Please
read the chapter listed so that you can understand God’s Word better.
If
you have missed any lessons, you can go to: God Plans For You at https://sherrysouthard.blogspot.com
J.
Vernon McGee Commentary and Nelson’s Quick Reference Commentary.
No comments:
Post a Comment