Korah son of Izhar, the son o...

Korah son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and certain Reubenites—Dathan and Abiram, sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth—became insolent

2and rose up against Moses. With them were 250 Israelite men, well-known community leaders who had been appointed members of the council.

3They came as a group to oppose Moses and Aaron and said to them, "You have gone too far! The whole community is holy, every one of them, and the Lord is with them. Why then do you set yourselves above the Lord’s assembly?"


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4When Moses heard this, he fell facedown.

5Then he said to Korah and all his followers: "In the morning the Lord will show who belongs to him and who is holy, and he will have that person come near him. The man he chooses he will cause to come near him.
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10He has brought you and all your fellow Levites near himself, but now you are trying to get the priesthood too.

11It is against the Lord that you and all your followers have banded together. Who is Aaron that you should grumble against him?" - P145

The leaders God calls and appoints are essential for the fulfillment of His will. Unlike worldly leaders, who battle one another for position and power, God chooses and places whom He wills. Those He calls to positions of leadership in the church He also equips. - P146

By accusing Moses and Aaron of setting themselves above others, Korah reveals not only his ignorance of the sovereign call of God but his own lust for a position for which God has neither called nor equipped him. - P146

Conflicts with leadership are not uncommon, even in the church. However, instead of the example of Korah, we would be wise to follow that of David, who refused to usurp King Saul’s throne and instead entrusted his case to God’s justice.
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How we respond to those who question our calling as God’s servants reflects our spiritual maturity. - P146

Moses responds to the challenge of Korah in humility and prayer. He is willing to stand with Korah before the Lord, allowing God to validate the one He chose as Israel’s leader. He rebukes Korah and the Levites who follow him, reminding them that their calling and service among the people is no small thing. - P146

Moses provides us with a great example of godly leadership. He is not afraid to present himself before the Lord to be tested and affirmed as Israel’s leader. - P146

Neither is he afraid to rebuke Korah and remind him that his own calling is itself vital to the congregation of Israel. - P146

Lord God, enable me to recognize and rejoice in my calling and place in the body of Christ. Not only that, but may I support and encourage others in the ministries that You have appointed for them. In Jesus’ name, amen. - P146

Moses tells Korah that he and his followers are to appear before the Lord withcensers and incense. God warns of the judgment to fall on the rebels andtells the people to move away from them. The earth swallows Korah and hisfollowers and fire consumes those who are offering incense. - P149

Proverbs 16:18 warns us that pride goes before destruction and a haughtyspirit before a fall. Being prideful is the opposite of what the Lord calls us to,
which is having a heart of humility and an attitude of servanthood. Whenwe are prideful, we think of ourselves as better than others and put the em-phasis on our own importance. God‘s Word commands the exact opposite:
- P153

"Therefore, as God‘s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselveswith compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience" (Col. 3:12).
In today‘s passage, we see that the Lord dealt severely with those who wentagainst Moses‘s leadership which God appointed. Those who rebelled didso out of selfish ambition, filled with pride and arrogance. Their fate is apoignant warning that God will swiftly deal with those who try to opposeHis will with justice and righteous vengeance.
- P153

I am embarrassed to admit that there have been several times in my lifewhen I have acted out of selfish ambition instead of following God‘s leading. This was usually because I foolishly thought that I knew best andcould handle the situation myself. These false beliefs, of course, always ledto failure and defeat.  - P153

Our selfish pride will never lead to God‘s blessings,
only to our own destruction. James 4:10 reminds us that when we humbleourselves before the Lord, He lifts us up.  - P153

"Humility is the fear of the LORD;its wages are riches and honor and life" (Prov. 22:4). - P153

우리가 가장 하찮게 여기는 것조차 포기하고 내려놓아야...

우리가 가장 하찮게 여기는 것조차 포기하고 내려놓아야 합니다. 철저한 포기의시험은 이 정도는 괜찮겠지‘라고 말하는 것을 거절하는 것입니다. 추측을 주의하십시오. ‘이 정도는 괜찮겠지‘라는 생각을 허락하는 것은 당신이 자신을 완전히 내려놓은 것이 아니며 하나님을 실제로 신뢰하는 것도 아닙니다." - P140

 "이 정도는 괜찮겠지‘라고 생각하는 ‘하찮음‘을 주의하십시오. 아주 미세한 틈에서 무너지기 시작합니다.
하나님을 완전히 의지하는 자에게 하나님은 생명을 주십니다.  - P140

완전한 내려놓음‘
은 하나님이 전적으로 인도하기 시작하시는 지적입니다. 하나님 앞에서 단순해지도록 노력하십시오. 하나님께서 우리를 완전히 사로잡으실 때, 하나님은 우리에게 생명을 주십니다.

한줄노트 하나님께 완전히 내려놓고 맡기는 단순한 인생은 ‘참 생명‘을 선물로 받습니다. - P140

1 John 3:2 NLT
[2] Dear friends, we are already God’s children, but he has not yet shown us what we will be like when Christ appears. But we do know that we will be like him, for we will see him as he really is.
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"확실성은 상식적인 생활의 표지입니다. 은혜로운 불확실성은 영적인 삶의 표지입니다." 우리는 삶에서 ‘계획적으로되는 일을 안전하고 성공적이라고 표현합니다. 하지만 신앙의 관점에서 ‘불확실성‘은 영적으로 확신을 누리는 계기가 됩니다.  - P141

우리가 하나님을 확신하고 믿을때, 현실의 불확실성은 내일의 기대로 가득 찹니다. "다음 단계에 어떤 일이 발생할지 불확실합니다. 그러나 하나님을 확신합니다. 우리가 자신의 특별한 관념을 주장하고 옹호하려고 할 때 우리 안의 믿음은 죽어갑니다."
- P141

"우리는 하나님에 대해 불확실하지 않습니다. 주께서 다음에 무엇을 하실지에 대해 불확실할 뿐입니다." 불확실함은 단지 우리의 이해 안에서 불확실한 것입니다. 우리가 하나님을 확실히 믿으면, 우리의 이해와 상관없이 영적 유익을 얻을수 있습니다.  - P141

우리에게 필요한 것은 ‘나의 확신‘이 아닙니다. 하나님께서 우리를확실하게 붙들고 계시다는 믿음입니다. 하나님께 우리의 이해와 삶을 ‘양도‘하면하나님께서 전적으로 우리를 다스리십니다.
- P141

불확실성의 은혜는 우리가 온전히 주님을 신뢰하고 맡길 때경험할 수 있습니다. 이 영광스러운 기다림은 우리를 충성으로 이끄는 열쇠입니다. 주님께서는 반드시 오십니다. 우리의 시간이 아닌 주님의 시간이 다가오고있습니다. 그때까지 주님께 충성을 다하는 자세야말로 신앙인의 가장 바람직한모습입니다. - P141

하나님께 우리가 원하는 것을 구하는 자체가 잘못된 ...

 하나님께 우리가 원하는 것을 구하는 자체가 잘못된 것은 아닙니다. 다만 옳지 않은 것을 구하지 않도록 해야 합니다. 주님께서는 분명히 구하라고 하셨습니다. 그러나 구하는 내용이 바로 세워져 있어야 합니다. 구하는 과정을 통해 주님이 어떤 분인지 알아야 합니다.  - P139

우리는 주님께 구하는 기도를 통해 주님의 성품을 점점 더 깊이 알아가게 됩니다.
한줄노트 기도는 구하는 것을 받는 것이 아니라, 주님이 주시기 원하는 것을 아는 것입니다.
- P139

하나님께 무언가를 구할 때 가장 중요한 기준은 하나님의 관심‘과 일치하는지 생각하는 것입니다.  - P139

상대를 알지 못한 최선은 최선일수록 최악을 낳습니다. ‘최상의 하나님께 나의 최선을 드릴 때 전제 조건은 하나님을 ‘앎‘에 있습니다. 주님을 바르게 알지 못하면,
우리의 최선은 최선일수록 최악을 낳을 것입니다. 그러므로 우리가 구할 것은 선물이 아니라 주님입니다. 하나님께서 무엇을 위해 일하시는지 알게 되면 우리가무엇을 구할지도 명확해질 것입니다.  - P139

 우리가자랑해야 할 것은 오직 하나, 하나님 안에서 그리스도와 함께 감추어진 생명입니다. - P140

우리가 가장 하찮게 여기는 것조차 포기하고 내려놓아야 합니다. "철저한 포기의시험은 이 정도는 괜찮겠지‘라고 말하는 것을 거절하는 것입니다. 추측을 주의하십시오. ‘이 정도는 괜찮겠지‘라는 생각을 허락하는 것은 당신이 자신을 완전히 내려놓은 것이 아니며 하나님을 실제로 신뢰하는 것도 아닙니다." - P140

이 정도는 괜찮겠지‘라고 생각하는 ‘하찮음‘을 주의하십시오. 아주 미세한 틈에서 무너지기 시작합니다.
하나님을 완전히 의지하는 자에게 하나님은 생명을 주십니다. ‘완전한 내려놓음‘
은 하나님이 전적으로 인도하기 시작하시는 지점입니다.  - P140

하나님 앞에서 단순해지도록 노력하십시오. 하나님께서 우리를 완전히 사로잡으실 때, 하나님은 우리에게 생명을 주십니다. - P140

한줄노트 하나님께 완전히 내려놓고 맡기는 단순한 인생은 ‘참 생명‘을 선물로 받습니다. - P140

Numbers 15:32, 35, 39-41 NLT ...

Numbers 15:32, 35, 39-41 NLT
[32] One day while the people of Israel were in the wilderness, they discovered a man gathering wood on the Sabbath day.
[35] Then the Lord said to Moses, "The man must be put to death! The whole community must stone him outside the camp."
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[39] When you see the tassels, you will remember and obey all the commands of the Lord instead of following your own desires and defiling yourselves, as you are prone to do. [40] The tassels will help you remember that you must obey all my commands and be holy to your God. - P141

[41] I am the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt that I might be your God. I am the Lord your God!"
- P141

A little leaven leavens the whole lump. When an individual places his orher desires above the clear commands of God, social order is threatened.  - P142

AtMount Sinai, God‘s Law given through Moses makes breaking the Sabbatha sin punishable by death. This Sabbath-breaker is effectively spurning Godand the community of Israel as a whole. This is why all the congregationis commanded to participate in his execution by stoning.  - P142

When we ignoreblatant sin in our churches, we open the door to moral compromise that.
inevitably corrupts others and undercuts our witness as God‘s people. Thisis why God reminds His people in this passage to refrain from chasing thewrong desires of their hearts and instead be consecrated to Him. - P142

Dear Jesus, thank you for setting us apart to become children of God. Helpus foster a heart that desires and takes pleasure in obeying the Father‘scommands as You did. In Your name, amen. - P143

Korah, Dathan, Abiram, and On lead a rebellion against Moses and Aaron,
challenging their authority and accusing them of exalting themselves overthe assembly.  - P145

Moses warns them of the consequences of challenging God‘schosen leaders. He reminds them that their complaint is ultimately againstGod, not just Aaron. - P145

There have been numerous times in my life when I have felt wrongly ac-cused, unfairly judged, or unjustly treated. In circumstances like these, Ihave been tempted to fight back, defend myself, and convince others of myinnocence. However, when we look at God‘s Word, taking matters into ourown hands is not the response that He asks of us.
- P147

Romans 12:17-19 states, "Do not repay anyone evil for evil. . . . Do nottake revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God‘s wrath, for it is writ-ten: ‘It is mine to avenge; I will repay,‘ says the Lord." These verses offer clearinstructions that we are to leave vengeance in God‘s hands. When we try torepay others for their wrongs, not only do we make room for our own sinfulintentions to get in the way, but we are also telling God that we do not trustHim to handle the situation with His infinite wisdom and righteousness.
- P147

Numbers 16:4, after hearing Korah‘s accusations against him, insteadof defending himself or retaliating, Moses immediately falls facedown andsubmits his case to the Lord. Moses knew that the Lord‘s will would prevailno matter what forces came against him.  - P147

Romans 12:20 goes on to instruct,
"On the contrary: ‘If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, givehim something to drink."" Our job is not to decide what punishment othersdeserve, it is to love others and to submit to God‘s will with humility andtrust, knowing that He is just. - P147

24and if this is done uninten...

24and if this is done unintentionally without the community being aware of it, then the whole community is to offer a young bull for a burnt offering as an aroma pleasing to the Lord, along with its prescribed grain offering and drink offering, and a male goat for a sin offering.

25The priest is to make atonement for the whole Israelite community, and they will be forgiven, for it was not intentional and they have presented to the Lord for their wrong a food offering and a sin offering.

26The whole Israelite community and the foreigners residing among them will be forgiven, because all the people were involved in the unintentional wrong.
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27"‘But if just one person sins unintentionally, that person must bring a year-old female goat for a sin offering.

28The priest is to make atonement before the Lord for the one who erred by sinning unintentionally, and when atonement has been made, that person will be forgiven.

29One and the same law applies to everyone who sins unintentionally, whether a native-born Israelite or a foreigner residing among you.

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30"‘But anyone who sins defiantly, whether native-born or foreigner, blasphemes the Lord and must be cut off from the people of Israel.

31Because they have despised the Lord’s word and broken his commands, they must surely be cut off; their guilt remains on them.’" - P135

We often think of sin as something that applies only to the individual and only when it is intentional. But God, being perfectly righteous, holds us accountable for all sin because any sin falls short of the glory of God. - P136

For the Israelites, these sins included improper worship practices due to ignorance or accidentally incurring ceremonial uncleanness. Everyone is tied to a community, which means individual sins also concern the community. This is why God provides a way for the community to confess and seek forgiveness together. - P136

Even as the church today, we fall into collective sin when we fail to uphold justice and mercy in our society. - P136

God commands us to confess not only our personal sins but also the sins of our community. - P136

When someone wrongs the community, it is easy to ostracize them immediately, but God calls His people to offer opportunities for restoration andreconciliation. This protection extends even to foreigners, as all people areequal before God.  - P136

However, this grace does not excuse blatant sin. Godmakes it clear that those who reject and defy His laws will ultimately becut off from the community.  - P136

A person cannot enjoy the privileges of acommunity without respecting the laws and authority that govern it. Likewise, being a God-fearing community means living under God‘s rule andfollowing His commands.  - P136

The church is a place of grace, but this grace is
never an endorsement of sin. - P136

Dear God, thank you for the community that is the church. You have called me to this body of Christ, to love and care for my fellow brothers and sisters. - P136

Give me the courage and humility to allow them to hold me accountable in Your grace. In Jesus’ name, amen. - P136