Numbers 16:1

Numbers 16:1 says, 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:  Verse two adds, 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:  Korah, Dathan, Abiram and On rose up against Moses with two hundred and fifty princes who were famous in the congregation of Israel.  No matter how well known a person is in the church today, nor how many people join them, they should never do anything that is against God's will.  Verse three continues, 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?  They went to Moses and Aaron and told them that they were no better than the rest of the people of Israel and asked them why they lifted themselves up above the rest.  They were basically asking who put Moses and Aaron in charge, and the answer was that God did.  No Christian is more powerful than any other Christian, but we have different roles in the church, so we should never go against those that God has placed in a position of leadership, as long as they are faithful to God.  Moses and Aaron were where God called them to be.  Verse four states,  And when Moses heard it, he fell upon his face:  Moses did not stand up and say I am in charge, so get used to it, but fell on his face instead.  We do not need to fight with other Christians who may question what we are doing in the church but simply need to humble ourselves before God.  Verse five adds, 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. Moses told Korsth that tomorrow God would show him who was holy and who could come near Him.  We need to simply let God show us who He has called into particular areas of service.  Verse six says, This do; Take you censers, Korah, and all his company;  Verse seven adds, 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.  Moses told them to take their censers and put incense in them and bring them before the LORD and that the LORD would show them who He had chosen to lead the people.  We should never be jealous of those who are serving God in a capacity that we feel makes them somehow better than us.  Verse eight states, And Moses said unto Korah, Hear, I pray you, ye sons of Levi:  Moses asked Korah and the sons of Levi to listen to him.  They had already been set aside to serve God.  Verse nine adds, 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?  Moses then asked Korah if he thought it was a small thing that God had set the Levites apart from the rest of the nation to do service in the tabernacle.  If we are doing what God has called us to do, we must never view it as a small or unworthy calling.  Verse ten continues, And he hath brought thee near to him, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee: and seek ye the priesthood also?  Moses said God had brought the Levites near Him, and did they want to be a part of the priesthood as well.  Of course, as followers of Christ today, we are already a part of the priesthood of believers, and we should never aspire to be something that God has not called us to be.  Verse eleven concludes, For which cause both thou and all thy company are gathered together against the LORD: and what is Aaron, that ye murmur against him.  Moses then asked Korah and those gathered with him against the LORD what Aaron had done to cause them to murmur against him.  If we murmur against those that God has put in a position of leadership in the church today, we need to ask under the leadership of the Holy Spirit what they have done to cause us to do so.