Saturday, September 15, 2018

You Levites have gone too far

Numbers 16:1-18
Koran son of Ishtar and others became insolent and rose up against Moses. With them 250 Israelite men, well-known community leaders who had been appointed members of the council. They came as a group to oppose Moses and Aaron and said to them,”You have gone too far! The whole community is holy, why then do you set yourselves above the Lord’s assembly?
You Levites have gone too far, Moses said to them.
Moses also said to Koran,” Now listen, you Levites! Isn’t it enough for you that the God of Israel has separated you from the rest of the Israelite community and brought you near himself to do the work at the Lord’s tabernacle and to stand before the community and minister to them?”
Each if them took his censer, put burning coals and incense in it, and stood with Moses and Aaron at the entrance to the tent of meeting.
The unholy alliance of Koran, Dothan and Abiram has a two-pronged attack. No just Moses, this time, but Aaron too.
Korah’s Grievance is Aaron’s monopoly of the priesthood. Is it not enough to serve as Levites. Do you seek the priesthood as well?
Dothan and Abiram challenge Moses on the grounds of high handedness and his failure to bring them into the promised land. But at root the attack is on God, and it is God who puts the rebellion down.
Why?
When people away from the Lord they will oppose the servant of the Lord. They complained Moses’s  actions and the real works are done by the Lord, but they focused on the servants Moses and Aaron.
The priesthood is a holy job before the Lord and man, but Koran his group forgot what is their mission and their honor. They challenge the position among Levites. It seems someone serve in the church trying to get the higher position in the church. The real leader of the church is God himself.
Without the Holy Spirit in church their is an organization like others group. No good event or action will be done there.
How?
Be humble, only the Lord is my king, my way and my salvation. Without the Lord I am nothing. Love each other among brothers and sisters.

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