Numbers Chapter 16

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Introduction: We continue our study on Numbers this week as we continue in Chapter 16. Last week we studied about the judgment that came to those who did not follow the ceremonial law. It was expected of the Lord that people obey the laws God laid down, and serious consequences came when people broke the Law.

I. The Rebellion of Korah

Num 16:1 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:

Num 16:2 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:

Num 16:3 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?

We find one of the sons of Kohath, Korah, rises up against Moses. It seemed that Moses was constantly being challenged by some of the children of Israel. And Korah’s rebellion was so bad that it was warned against 1,450 years after the fact by Jude in his epistle in verse 11.

Jude 1:11 Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.

Core in this verse is the same person Korah we read about here in Numbers Chapter 16. When the Holy Spirit puts a man in the same company with Cain who murdered his own brother, and Balaam who was a covetous deceiver, you know that he is really on a bad list from the Lord. His sin was refusing to accept God’s duly appointed authority which was Moses and Aaron.