Getting on his high horse one day, Korah son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, along with a few Reubenites — Dathan and Abiram sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth — rebelled against Moses. He had with him 250 leaders of the congregation of Israel, prominent men with positions in the Council. They came as a group and confronted Moses and Aaron, saying, "You've overstepped yourself. This entire community is holy and GOD is in their midst. So why do you act like you're running the whole show?" Numbers 16:1-3 THE MESSAGE
Have you ever been mift about something or gotten on your "high horse" to let someone know you weren't very happy about something that was going on in your life? I can imagine Moses and Aaron are standing on the ground when this group approaches on horseback to complain how Moses is handling his job. The men were sitting above them to demonstrate their strength or position. Moses' and Aaron's response was to throw themselves to the ground and call on God.
Moses continued to address the community: "This is how you'll know that it was GOD who sent me to do all these things and that it wasn't anything I cooked up on my own. If these men die a natural death like all the rest of us, you'll know that it wasn't GOD who sent me. But if GOD does something unprecedented — if the ground opens up and swallows the lot of them and they are pitched alive into Sheol — then you'll know that these men have been insolent with GOD." The words were hardly out of his mouth when the Earth split open. Earth opened its mouth and in one gulp swallowed them down, the men and their families, all the human beings connected with Korah, along with everything they owned. And that was the end of them, pitched alive into Sheol. The Earth closed up over them and that was the last the community heard of them. At the sound of their cries everyone around ran for dear life, shouting, "We're about to be swallowed up alive!" Numbers 16:28-34 THE MESSAGE
Grumbling broke out the next day . . . Numbers 16:41 THE MESSAGE
Unbelievable. After the people witnessed what had occurred, they began to grumble, again.
Have you ever after leaving a worship service, or quiet time, find yourself struggling with this very thing of grumbling? I have just spent time with our Father and immediately turn my thoughts to how I wish things were different. Reading 66 Love Letters and The Message is changing how I look at current circumstances. It turns my thoughts to wonder at what the Lord is doing and preparing to do in my life and those around me.
Lord, thank You for what You are doing in my heart and life. Thank You for Your word and Your personal love story.
--michele
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