1 00:00:05,000 --> 00:00:09,200 Father, thank you for Gathering us as the family of God 2 00:00:09,200 --> 00:00:11,900 together. Lord, we know that we all have 3 00:00:11,900 --> 00:00:15,100 our own families and we celebrate Thanksgiving with 4 00:00:15,100 --> 00:00:17,000 them. But Lord, here we are, is the 5 00:00:17,000 --> 00:00:20,700 family of God in Christ, and we are thankful for your word 6 00:00:20,700 --> 00:00:22,900 tonight, Lord. Because we know that this is 7 00:00:22,900 --> 00:00:26,400 what feeds us and keeps us and sustains us and Lord. 8 00:00:26,400 --> 00:00:28,900 If there's anybody in here, that does not know the saving power 9 00:00:28,900 --> 00:00:30,900 of Jesus Christ. Even from numbers. 10 00:00:30,900 --> 00:00:34,100 Lord, would you reveal yourself in Christ and Lord? 11 00:00:34,100 --> 00:00:38,800 Save save some saved one. Lord to add to the family of 12 00:00:38,800 --> 00:00:41,500 God. We know that your return is soon 13 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:43,500 though. We know that this Bible study is 14 00:00:43,500 --> 00:00:46,700 not just to acquire information but to know how to live in light 15 00:00:46,700 --> 00:00:51,600 of our Salvation And so Lord help us may you speak clearly 16 00:00:51,600 --> 00:00:53,400 Lord into the hearts of every single. 17 00:00:53,400 --> 00:00:56,700 One of us in this room in Jesus name we pray, amen. 18 00:00:56,700 --> 00:00:59,100 Amen. Numbers chapter 16. 19 00:00:59,300 --> 00:01:01,500 We are Ewing through the Wilderness journey of the 20 00:01:01,500 --> 00:01:04,900 Israelites and what we've learned up to this point is that 21 00:01:05,000 --> 00:01:07,000 it's the little things that can change. 22 00:01:08,000 --> 00:01:12,900 The course of Our Lives Numbers. Chapter 14 is really the down 23 00:01:12,900 --> 00:01:15,900 the beginning of the downhill spiral of the Israelites and 24 00:01:15,900 --> 00:01:20,500 what did it begin with? What did it begin with it began 25 00:01:20,500 --> 00:01:25,900 with complaining and oh, how far complaining can take someone, if 26 00:01:25,900 --> 00:01:29,000 they do not know how to tame it by the power of the Holy Spirit. 27 00:01:29,300 --> 00:01:31,800 And now we come to Numbers chapter 16 and we read the first 28 00:01:31,800 --> 00:01:35,000 few verses to understand another cycle that they found themselves 29 00:01:35,000 --> 00:01:37,400 in. And this time, it was something 30 00:01:37,400 --> 00:01:40,700 that might seem so small and hidden but can like complaining 31 00:01:40,700 --> 00:01:47,700 become so deadly and that is envy Envy as a root of 32 00:01:47,700 --> 00:01:51,800 insecurity. Stemming from a place in which 33 00:01:51,800 --> 00:01:54,800 one has placed our identity in something or someone else other 34 00:01:54,800 --> 00:01:59,200 than God. And so we see now a division, 35 00:01:59,200 --> 00:02:02,700 taking place amongst the people of God, because there are a 36 00:02:02,700 --> 00:02:07,200 group of individuals that were coveting, something that didn't 37 00:02:07,200 --> 00:02:12,400 belong to them. and just for the sake of reminder, look at verse 38 00:02:14,100 --> 00:02:17,700 eight. When Moses is speaking to Cora 39 00:02:17,700 --> 00:02:20,700 this chapter is known as korah's rebellion and look up. 40 00:02:20,700 --> 00:02:23,600 Moses says this is such an insightful thing. 41 00:02:23,800 --> 00:02:26,700 He brings about him and Moses said to Cora here. 42 00:02:26,700 --> 00:02:30,000 Now you sons of Levi is it too small? 43 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:35,600 A thing for you is it too small? A thing that's where the problem 44 00:02:35,600 --> 00:02:38,700 started for the sons of Korah. If you don't remember who the 45 00:02:38,700 --> 00:02:42,200 sons of Korah were they are descendants of kohath. 46 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:46,700 And kohath, has been given the responsibility in this A of age 47 00:02:46,700 --> 00:02:50,900 to transport the Tabernacle pieces from spot to spot. 48 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:55,300 That's a, that's a hefty Duty. That's a glorious duty to touch 49 00:02:55,300 --> 00:02:57,200 the holy things and transport them. 50 00:02:58,100 --> 00:03:00,900 Forgot to give somebody that that that's a special calling 51 00:03:01,200 --> 00:03:04,300 but they have failed to realize the significance of it and they 52 00:03:04,300 --> 00:03:06,400 saw their tasks as a small thing. 53 00:03:08,000 --> 00:03:10,800 And any time you and I begin to see what God has given us the 54 00:03:10,800 --> 00:03:12,700 capacity of our ministry or whatever. 55 00:03:12,700 --> 00:03:16,900 Gifting is as a small thing, we are creating a breeding ground 56 00:03:16,900 --> 00:03:22,900 for Envy covetousness and security and there's no end to 57 00:03:22,900 --> 00:03:26,200 where that can take us. It's a dangerous cancer to the 58 00:03:26,200 --> 00:03:29,200 soul. Envy jealousy is bitter. 59 00:03:30,200 --> 00:03:33,800 Proverbs, tell us that wrath and anger is one thing, but who can 60 00:03:33,800 --> 00:03:38,000 stand before jealousy? And so Cora. 61 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:42,500 Now recruits a gang of people to rebel against. 62 00:03:42,500 --> 00:03:46,400 Not just Moses and Aaron but specifically Aaron and what he 63 00:03:46,400 --> 00:03:49,100 was doing as a priest, we see that. 64 00:03:49,100 --> 00:03:51,700 Look at the end here in verse 11, look what Moses says, he's 65 00:03:51,700 --> 00:03:55,200 kind of figuring it out as they are giving their false 66 00:03:55,200 --> 00:03:57,100 accusations. This is what is Aaron that you 67 00:03:57,100 --> 00:03:59,800 Grumble against them. He realized that this is really 68 00:03:59,800 --> 00:04:03,700 about these guys wanting to be priests. 69 00:04:04,500 --> 00:04:07,400 Now, we have to remember this. This is important to frame it. 70 00:04:08,800 --> 00:04:12,400 All Levi's, anybody that's from Levi, any levite. 71 00:04:13,600 --> 00:04:19,399 It's not necessarily a priest. So you have Levites who are 72 00:04:19,407 --> 00:04:24,400 instructed to work and around the Tabernacle, but the sons of 73 00:04:24,400 --> 00:04:28,900 Aaron specifically were only to be priests the rest of the 74 00:04:28,900 --> 00:04:32,400 Levites were given the task to assist the priests, but that 75 00:04:32,400 --> 00:04:34,900 wasn't good enough for the sons of Korah, they want it to be the 76 00:04:34,900 --> 00:04:38,900 priests themselves. And they really wanted to be 77 00:04:39,100 --> 00:04:42,600 somewhere with the high priest specifically, because, look what 78 00:04:42,600 --> 00:04:44,300 happens in verse 16. That's where we land off. 79 00:04:44,300 --> 00:04:46,500 Now, the challenge comes from Moses. 80 00:04:47,600 --> 00:04:51,600 To the sons of Korah. And Moses said, sikora be 81 00:04:51,600 --> 00:04:55,100 present you and all your company before the Lord you and they and 82 00:04:55,100 --> 00:04:59,200 Aaron tomorrow and let every one of you take his sensor and put 83 00:04:59,200 --> 00:05:02,500 incense on it and every one of you bring before the Lord, his 84 00:05:02,500 --> 00:05:06,500 sensor 250 sensors. You also an errand each his 85 00:05:06,500 --> 00:05:13,600 sensor So, here was a challenge. The next day you guys are really 86 00:05:13,600 --> 00:05:15,900 want to become priests. Bring your sensors before the 87 00:05:15,900 --> 00:05:17,200 Lord. Now why? 88 00:05:17,300 --> 00:05:18,500 Why? That of all things. 89 00:05:18,900 --> 00:05:21,800 What's the idea behind Moses giving this instruction to the 90 00:05:21,800 --> 00:05:25,700 sons of Korah? What's the idea of a sensor? 91 00:05:25,700 --> 00:05:27,800 What does that have to do with all that we're talking about? 92 00:05:29,300 --> 00:05:33,600 Anybody have an idea. Think back, think back to that, 93 00:05:33,600 --> 00:05:40,700 the role of a priest. Well, there's only really one 94 00:05:40,700 --> 00:05:43,700 place that gives instruction of what the high priest was to do 95 00:05:43,700 --> 00:05:46,900 with the sensor and Leviticus 16 12 and what the high priest was 96 00:05:46,900 --> 00:05:51,100 to do is once a year on what day once a year on the day of 97 00:05:51,100 --> 00:05:53,700 atonement, he was to go into the most. 98 00:05:53,700 --> 00:05:57,200 Holy place with a sensor and with a coal on it to create a 99 00:05:57,200 --> 00:06:02,300 cloud to cover the Ark of the Covenant, less that priest dies. 100 00:06:03,800 --> 00:06:07,800 So that that sensor belongs only to one man, for one day. 101 00:06:09,600 --> 00:06:11,700 And I says, though, Moses are saying if you really want to 102 00:06:11,707 --> 00:06:15,100 become a high priest, bring your sensors come into the presence 103 00:06:15,100 --> 00:06:18,700 of God and let's see who's God's going to choose for this task? 104 00:06:20,000 --> 00:06:22,700 Here's the thing that we need to understand, we don't have to 105 00:06:23,300 --> 00:06:26,100 fall into the same trap as Cora in the New Covenant. 106 00:06:26,100 --> 00:06:28,800 Do you know why Cora wanted that? 107 00:06:28,800 --> 00:06:31,700 I want to be that high priest that goes into the most holy 108 00:06:31,700 --> 00:06:35,700 place you and I don't have to covet or fall into that sin. 109 00:06:35,700 --> 00:06:36,900 You know why? Because we all have access to 110 00:06:36,900 --> 00:06:41,200 the presence of God, We all have the ability to come into the 111 00:06:41,207 --> 00:06:43,800 most, holy place, because Jesus tore the Veil. 112 00:06:45,100 --> 00:06:47,200 And so, you know what that means for all of us, no matter what 113 00:06:47,200 --> 00:06:49,400 you do, whether you hold a microbe room, you know what that 114 00:06:49,400 --> 00:06:52,000 means? You don't have to fall into this 115 00:06:52,000 --> 00:06:54,100 Rebellion. I don't have to fall into this 116 00:06:54,100 --> 00:06:57,400 Rebellion because you and I are all on the same level. 117 00:06:57,700 --> 00:06:59,900 We all have access to the presence of God is that not our 118 00:06:59,900 --> 00:07:02,100 ultimate Pursuit. The only way you can find 119 00:07:02,100 --> 00:07:04,700 yourself here is, if you are pursuing anything other than 120 00:07:04,700 --> 00:07:13,700 God, And so he says, okay, do you want to be priests, you 121 00:07:13,700 --> 00:07:17,000 bring your sensors and let's come before the Lord. 122 00:07:17,400 --> 00:07:20,400 And let's see what the Lord says unless you who the Lord chooses. 123 00:07:21,000 --> 00:07:23,300 So we see in verse 19, then Korra all this. 124 00:07:23,300 --> 00:07:27,400 Now it's getting Troublesome. Then Cora assembled all the 125 00:07:27,400 --> 00:07:30,500 congregation against them at the entrance of the tent of meeting, 126 00:07:30,700 --> 00:07:33,700 and the glory of the Lord appeared to all the 127 00:07:33,700 --> 00:07:35,900 congregation. You don't want to be found and 128 00:07:35,900 --> 00:07:38,300 willful Disobedience. When the free of God shows up. 129 00:07:39,100 --> 00:07:44,300 The glory of the Lord, comes verse 20, and the Lord spoke to 130 00:07:44,300 --> 00:07:47,600 Moses. And to Aaron saying, separate 131 00:07:47,600 --> 00:07:50,500 yourselves from among this congregation that, I may consume 132 00:07:50,500 --> 00:07:57,000 them in a moment. So the Lord addresses Moses and 133 00:07:57,000 --> 00:07:59,900 Aaron and it seems as though Cora was successful in 134 00:07:59,900 --> 00:08:02,800 recruiting the entire congregation to rebel against 135 00:08:02,800 --> 00:08:05,400 this Authority. And the Lord says, move out of 136 00:08:05,400 --> 00:08:07,100 the way. Let me take care of them. 137 00:08:07,100 --> 00:08:13,000 It will only take a second. And I see something here because 138 00:08:13,600 --> 00:08:17,200 when we went back to Numbers Chapter 12 we found Aaron under 139 00:08:17,200 --> 00:08:19,300 the same indictment with his sister. 140 00:08:19,400 --> 00:08:24,100 When they criticized Moses and his authority in the past and 141 00:08:24,100 --> 00:08:26,000 the same God that was ready to judge. 142 00:08:26,000 --> 00:08:27,800 Aaron in. That moment was the same God 143 00:08:27,800 --> 00:08:32,200 that is now defending him. You see that the Lord is now in 144 00:08:32,200 --> 00:08:33,900 the defense of Aaron. Why? 145 00:08:34,000 --> 00:08:37,200 Because Aaron realizes wrong. And now he's in the right. 146 00:08:37,400 --> 00:08:40,500 And God does not hold our past sins against us. 147 00:08:42,500 --> 00:08:46,300 That's a beautiful truth. The Lord doesn't come and say 148 00:08:46,400 --> 00:08:48,300 are and look what you did. Look at you and your sister to 149 00:08:48,300 --> 00:08:49,300 look at the example that you let. 150 00:08:49,300 --> 00:08:51,600 No, no, he doesn't do any of that, he never holds what you've 151 00:08:51,600 --> 00:08:55,400 done in the past against you. You know what it says in the 152 00:08:55,408 --> 00:08:58,600 scriptures that he will not, remember our sins anymore. 153 00:08:58,600 --> 00:09:02,400 Do you think God just erases it from his memory of what you and 154 00:09:02,400 --> 00:09:04,300 I have done in the past? Is that what happens when he 155 00:09:04,300 --> 00:09:06,600 says in Hebrews, that he will not remember our sins anymore. 156 00:09:06,800 --> 00:09:10,100 When the authors quoting? Jeremiah And your sins. 157 00:09:10,100 --> 00:09:12,000 Will I remember no more, you know, it doesn't mean that he 158 00:09:12,000 --> 00:09:13,900 forgets. It means that he chooses not to 159 00:09:13,900 --> 00:09:16,500 use it against you. That's what it means. 160 00:09:16,800 --> 00:09:18,800 Forgot to forget means that he loses his omniscience. 161 00:09:18,800 --> 00:09:21,900 It's not the case. And that's what forgiveness is 162 00:09:21,900 --> 00:09:23,300 for us. We don't forgive and forget. 163 00:09:23,300 --> 00:09:26,000 I know that's a fabulous phrase that we use all the time but 164 00:09:26,000 --> 00:09:30,600 it's not biblical. You can't forget, that's asking 165 00:09:30,600 --> 00:09:32,200 something of us, that's not possible. 166 00:09:32,200 --> 00:09:35,200 But what we do is even though it's been a traumatic 167 00:09:35,200 --> 00:09:37,800 experience, we choose not to use that against you. 168 00:09:38,300 --> 00:09:40,400 I choose not to use that against you choose, not to use that 169 00:09:40,400 --> 00:09:44,600 against me. So the Lord here who came to a 170 00:09:44,608 --> 00:09:46,300 place with Aaron. Ready to discipline his. 171 00:09:46,300 --> 00:09:50,000 Now defending him now using his past against him. 172 00:09:50,300 --> 00:09:55,800 Praise be to God. And so he says, Aaron Moses move 173 00:09:55,800 --> 00:10:02,100 out of the way I can do this. Something happens, verse 22, and 174 00:10:02,100 --> 00:10:05,900 they fell on their faces and said the amount of times that 175 00:10:05,900 --> 00:10:08,100 these men especially Moses have done this. 176 00:10:08,500 --> 00:10:11,500 Oh God. The god of the spirits of All 177 00:10:11,500 --> 00:10:13,400 Flesh. Shall one man? 178 00:10:13,400 --> 00:10:16,900 Sin and will you be angry with all the congregation? 179 00:10:18,400 --> 00:10:21,300 And the Lord spoke to Moses saying, say to the congregation 180 00:10:21,300 --> 00:10:24,200 get away from the dwelling of Korah dathan and abiram. 181 00:10:25,600 --> 00:10:27,000 What do you take out of those verses? 182 00:10:30,400 --> 00:10:34,200 Anything that sticks out there are many things that stick out. 183 00:10:42,000 --> 00:10:45,900 Yeah. so if there's one lesson I can take out of this up to this 184 00:10:45,900 --> 00:10:50,900 point in Exodus and numbers, There's one truth that you and I 185 00:10:50,900 --> 00:10:56,300 must understand is that God is willing to relent and judging a 186 00:10:56,300 --> 00:10:59,500 person or a People based on the prayer of one individual. 187 00:11:00,000 --> 00:11:05,300 How many times has God relented on judging this People based on 188 00:11:05,300 --> 00:11:09,300 one person as a reflux, who knew how to fall on his face and get 189 00:11:09,300 --> 00:11:11,900 before the Lord on behalf of even those that are rebelling 190 00:11:11,900 --> 00:11:14,800 against him. As the leader, it is a powerful 191 00:11:14,800 --> 00:11:17,000 picture of intercession and the power of it. 192 00:11:17,400 --> 00:11:22,100 How many How many times have we seen this? 193 00:11:22,200 --> 00:11:24,600 And what is that saying to us is surely the scriptures want to 194 00:11:24,600 --> 00:11:31,300 teach us something in an indirect manner, That the prayer 195 00:11:31,300 --> 00:11:33,200 of a righteous man is surely effective. 196 00:11:33,600 --> 00:11:37,300 Surely effective and I don't understand how this thing prayer 197 00:11:37,300 --> 00:11:40,600 Works in terms of how when I pray for somebody salvation or I 198 00:11:40,600 --> 00:11:44,400 pray for somebody's well I don't know how God does that when it 199 00:11:44,400 --> 00:11:46,300 comes to his sovereignty and Man's Free Will. 200 00:11:46,300 --> 00:11:49,600 But if there's one conclusion, I can make from the scriptures 201 00:11:49,600 --> 00:11:52,700 when it relates to a man praying for whether it's an unbeliever, 202 00:11:52,700 --> 00:11:54,800 a Christian, whose backs. And if there's one truth that we 203 00:11:54,800 --> 00:11:58,800 can take out of this, it's this that when we pray God is willing 204 00:11:58,800 --> 00:12:00,400 to relent and acting in. Me. 205 00:12:02,400 --> 00:12:06,000 Think of Abraham and lot think of all the moments in scripture, 206 00:12:06,400 --> 00:12:10,900 when a person prays that God is willing to answer that Prayer by 207 00:12:10,900 --> 00:12:16,000 holding back on acting in a way that would be unfortunate for 208 00:12:16,000 --> 00:12:18,700 that person. Keep praying for that family 209 00:12:18,700 --> 00:12:21,300 member. Keep praying for your son. 210 00:12:21,300 --> 00:12:23,800 Keep praying for your daughter. Keep praying for your siblings. 211 00:12:24,000 --> 00:12:29,300 Keep praying for your parents. You never know what your prayers 212 00:12:29,300 --> 00:12:32,100 are doing in terms of God's dealing with them holding back, 213 00:12:32,100 --> 00:12:35,400 the powers of Hell of consuming that person and letting them 214 00:12:35,408 --> 00:12:38,000 slip into an eternity eternity without Christ. 215 00:12:38,200 --> 00:12:43,100 Keep praying. Moses and Aaron drop to their 216 00:12:43,100 --> 00:12:45,400 knees. They come to the place where 217 00:12:45,400 --> 00:12:50,000 they cry out to the Lord. And they say Lord shall one man 218 00:12:50,000 --> 00:12:52,600 sin and all the people pay for it. 219 00:12:52,600 --> 00:12:55,400 Now, the whole congregation has been rallied up though, so they 220 00:12:55,400 --> 00:13:00,000 are in the wrong. But there is a lesson here in 221 00:13:00,000 --> 00:13:02,400 understanding. How sin works, though. 222 00:13:02,400 --> 00:13:06,100 All of these individuals that are standing against God are in 223 00:13:06,600 --> 00:13:10,000 trouble with God. There is a greater 224 00:13:10,000 --> 00:13:14,200 responsibility, placed upon the person who enticed and tempted 225 00:13:14,200 --> 00:13:20,500 those to sin. So, the person being tempted, is 226 00:13:20,500 --> 00:13:23,200 not as much in trouble as a person who was the tempter. 227 00:13:24,700 --> 00:13:26,300 This is not an old Covenant thing. 228 00:13:26,300 --> 00:13:30,300 This is very much New Testament in Luke 17 one where Jesus says 229 00:13:30,800 --> 00:13:34,500 temptation is surely to come, but woe to those from whom it 230 00:13:34,500 --> 00:13:37,000 comes. It's better that he take a 231 00:13:37,000 --> 00:13:41,000 millstone that's a grinding thing, a rock that grinds things 232 00:13:42,500 --> 00:13:45,100 wrap it around his neck and be thrown into the sea then to 233 00:13:45,100 --> 00:13:48,500 cause these little ones to sin. So the idea there is Temptation, 234 00:13:48,500 --> 00:13:51,200 surely to come, but it is a scary thing, if you're the 235 00:13:51,200 --> 00:13:54,100 source of that Temptation, and you are the hook that's bringing 236 00:13:54,100 --> 00:13:56,000 somebody. D into a decision. 237 00:13:56,000 --> 00:13:57,600 That is contrary to the will of God. 238 00:13:59,000 --> 00:14:03,100 And so Cora and his band that started in verse 1 or under a 239 00:14:03,108 --> 00:14:05,800 greater indictment than those who have been recruited. 240 00:14:06,700 --> 00:14:12,000 So they are praying for God to have mercy upon mainly those who 241 00:14:12,000 --> 00:14:16,800 have been duped into Rebellion Look at verse 24 and do you 242 00:14:16,800 --> 00:14:19,200 notice a detail? And we talked about it last week 243 00:14:19,200 --> 00:14:23,000 but I wonder if anybody remembers look at these names 244 00:14:23,000 --> 00:14:26,400 and see if you remember what we talked about briefly last week, 245 00:14:26,400 --> 00:14:29,000 say to the congregation get away from the dwelling of Korah, 246 00:14:29,300 --> 00:14:35,700 dathan and abiram. Sandy. 247 00:14:37,900 --> 00:14:45,100 There's somebody missing, right? Look at verse 1 of 16 Cora. 248 00:14:45,700 --> 00:14:47,300 The son of Levi dathan and abiram. 249 00:14:47,300 --> 00:14:50,100 And who else was there on the son of telleth? 250 00:14:52,200 --> 00:14:57,200 Somebody bailed out. And good for him and he did it 251 00:14:57,200 --> 00:15:00,100 way. Back in verse 12, Moses sent to 252 00:15:00,100 --> 00:15:03,600 called dathan and abiram, after you spoke to Cora and on 253 00:15:03,600 --> 00:15:06,800 realized something, maybe I got duped into this thing. 254 00:15:06,800 --> 00:15:09,900 In the beginning, I got tricked, I got caught up in the gossip, 255 00:15:09,900 --> 00:15:13,600 got caught up in this idea of taking over the priesthood, but 256 00:15:13,600 --> 00:15:17,500 I'm going to step out. And guess what? 257 00:15:17,500 --> 00:15:19,300 The Lord doesn't do. He doesn't hold it against him. 258 00:15:20,600 --> 00:15:23,800 And we talked about this last week that even if that seed of 259 00:15:23,800 --> 00:15:27,000 envies in her heart, if that seed of pride is in there, if 260 00:15:27,000 --> 00:15:31,100 that seed of rebellion, we see it in its larvae state. 261 00:15:32,100 --> 00:15:35,200 As long as we are willing to deal with it in that moment and 262 00:15:35,208 --> 00:15:37,500 not let it act up and bear fruit in our lives. 263 00:15:37,500 --> 00:15:40,700 God is willing to be gracious to us. 264 00:15:42,000 --> 00:15:45,800 That's what happens here, on steps away and we don't hear of 265 00:15:45,800 --> 00:15:48,700 him or see of him. After this moment, it's a 266 00:15:48,708 --> 00:15:52,200 beautiful picture of a person coming to their senses and we're 267 00:15:52,200 --> 00:15:54,400 going to see that even more with a different kind of people. 268 00:15:55,000 --> 00:15:59,200 So what happens here, Moses Rose and went to dathan and abiram, 269 00:15:59,200 --> 00:16:01,900 and verse 25, and the Elders of Israel, followed him. 270 00:16:02,800 --> 00:16:04,900 So, the elders. Now followed these leaders the 271 00:16:04,900 --> 00:16:07,900 same Elders that were anointed at the Spirit, just a few 272 00:16:07,900 --> 00:16:11,000 chapters earlier. Now, come alongside the 273 00:16:11,000 --> 00:16:14,200 authority that Has been accused falsely and look, what Moses 274 00:16:14,200 --> 00:16:16,200 does. He spoke to the congregation 275 00:16:16,200 --> 00:16:18,400 saying depart please in the King James. 276 00:16:18,500 --> 00:16:22,200 I pray you from the tents of these wicked men and touch 277 00:16:22,200 --> 00:16:24,700 nothing of. There's less you be swept away 278 00:16:24,900 --> 00:16:29,000 with all their sins. So they got away from the 279 00:16:29,000 --> 00:16:31,100 dwelling of Korah dathan and abiram. 280 00:16:33,500 --> 00:16:38,900 Whenever you and I partner with a divisive person or people it 281 00:16:38,900 --> 00:16:42,300 is a guarantee for self-destruction. 282 00:16:44,200 --> 00:16:47,000 I'll say that one more time whenever you and I partner with 283 00:16:47,000 --> 00:16:50,900 a divisive person or people that is intentionally stirring up 284 00:16:50,900 --> 00:16:58,000 something to cause a split to cause type of uproar It is a 285 00:16:58,000 --> 00:17:01,400 guarantee for self-destruction in your spiritual life. 286 00:17:02,800 --> 00:17:07,900 Let's go to 3rd, John. That little letter right before 287 00:17:07,900 --> 00:17:10,500 the book of Jude, right before the Book of Revelation. 288 00:17:19,700 --> 00:17:21,300 The early church had to deal with this. 289 00:17:21,599 --> 00:17:23,200 I've said this before, but I'll say it again. 290 00:17:23,200 --> 00:17:26,000 Oftentimes, and I've said it as well, we say, Lord make us like 291 00:17:26,000 --> 00:17:29,800 the book of Acts. We have a source of what part 292 00:17:30,000 --> 00:17:32,700 would be very specific. I think what we want is the book 293 00:17:32,700 --> 00:17:36,800 of Acts before chapter 5, because after chapter five 294 00:17:36,800 --> 00:17:39,700 things, get kind of ugly. And we almost think that the 295 00:17:39,700 --> 00:17:42,200 early church did not have to deal with issues when in 296 00:17:42,200 --> 00:17:44,000 specific moments. They actually had to deal with 297 00:17:44,000 --> 00:17:45,600 bigger issues than we're dealing with today. 298 00:17:46,400 --> 00:17:48,900 Just read 1st Corinthians and you think that's a church. 299 00:17:49,700 --> 00:17:52,400 We come to third John, and we see something in which the 300 00:17:52,400 --> 00:17:57,800 Apostle of Love is writing out to and look here in verse 9. 301 00:17:58,900 --> 00:18:02,900 I have written something to the church, but the ultra fists who 302 00:18:02,900 --> 00:18:07,300 likes to put himself first, does not acknowledge our Authority. 303 00:18:07,700 --> 00:18:11,400 So if I come, I will bring up what he is doing talking Wicked 304 00:18:11,400 --> 00:18:14,500 nonsense against us and not content with that. 305 00:18:14,500 --> 00:18:17,100 He refuses to welcome, the brothers and also stops those 306 00:18:17,100 --> 00:18:19,600 who want to and puts them out of the church. 307 00:18:20,700 --> 00:18:23,600 So here's his fellow named diotrephes who is clearly 308 00:18:23,600 --> 00:18:26,600 causing trouble. Who's clearly trying to dismiss 309 00:18:26,600 --> 00:18:30,600 the authority of the Apostles. And he seems like he's trying to 310 00:18:30,600 --> 00:18:33,800 take lead and call the shots and the place. 311 00:18:35,700 --> 00:18:37,400 How does somebody get to that place? 312 00:18:37,400 --> 00:18:39,500 Where they can kick people, whoever they want and bring in 313 00:18:39,500 --> 00:18:42,400 whoever they want and is speaking Wicked nonsense to the 314 00:18:42,400 --> 00:18:43,900 rest of the members about the leaders. 315 00:18:43,900 --> 00:18:46,600 That have preached, the gospel to them and planted, these 316 00:18:46,600 --> 00:18:49,500 churches and appointed Elders. It all starts with the 317 00:18:49,500 --> 00:18:53,400 description of the orifice. This is how it all starts, who 318 00:18:53,400 --> 00:19:01,000 likes to put himself first, and the King James says, who desires 319 00:19:01,000 --> 00:19:06,300 preeminence See if our hearts come to that place. 320 00:19:08,100 --> 00:19:12,600 An alarm has to go off whenever we desire to be first whether 321 00:19:12,600 --> 00:19:17,400 that's in position and recognition and admiration 322 00:19:17,400 --> 00:19:22,300 whatever it is when we want to be number one in a way where we 323 00:19:22,300 --> 00:19:27,100 receive praise and we want that Authority in our hands and God 324 00:19:27,100 --> 00:19:30,600 has not given it to us. We have to be careful. 325 00:19:31,100 --> 00:19:34,000 The artifice is not operating in the spirit of Christ. 326 00:19:34,000 --> 00:19:38,200 Diotrephes is operating in the spirit of Satan hundred percent 327 00:19:38,400 --> 00:19:42,400 you say how In Isaiah 14, you have to turn there. 328 00:19:42,400 --> 00:19:45,300 But in Isaiah 14 there's a little excerpt of a description 329 00:19:45,300 --> 00:19:50,500 of Satan's fall. And Isaiah 14, and Isaiah 14:14 330 00:19:50,500 --> 00:19:55,200 is, specifically sends I will Ascend to the heavens and I will 331 00:19:55,200 --> 00:20:01,400 be like the most high. So you don't want that Spirit. 332 00:20:01,400 --> 00:20:04,000 Satan wanted to do. He wanted to go high. 333 00:20:04,500 --> 00:20:06,700 I want to go as high as I can. I want to be in the top. 334 00:20:06,800 --> 00:20:10,300 I want to be like God, I want to come to a place where I sit on 335 00:20:10,300 --> 00:20:12,800 God's Throne, where people recognize and worship me. 336 00:20:13,300 --> 00:20:16,500 That is the literal opposite spirit in which Christ operating 337 00:20:16,500 --> 00:20:19,300 when you want Christ said, and his description of Philippians 338 00:20:19,300 --> 00:20:26,100 2:5 that he went low, He became a servant, he went the opposite 339 00:20:26,100 --> 00:20:28,300 direction. He humbled himself. 340 00:20:29,400 --> 00:20:31,800 And so Isaiah 14. It shows us the direction that 341 00:20:31,800 --> 00:20:34,100 Satan's heart. Wasn't, I want to go as high as 342 00:20:34,100 --> 00:20:38,300 possible. I want everyone to see me. 343 00:20:38,300 --> 00:20:39,900 I want everyone to recognize. I want everybody. 344 00:20:40,000 --> 00:20:41,500 Jesus says, I want to come as low as possible. 345 00:20:41,500 --> 00:20:44,000 So low that I'm going to take a towel and wipe the feet of dirty 346 00:20:44,000 --> 00:20:49,700 men. And this is what we have to ask 347 00:20:49,700 --> 00:20:52,600 ourselves every single day. Lord, what direction does my 348 00:20:52,600 --> 00:20:53,400 heart? Go into? 349 00:20:54,300 --> 00:20:55,900 Where is it wanting to go into today? 350 00:20:58,400 --> 00:21:00,400 The artifice had the unfortunate. 351 00:21:03,400 --> 00:21:06,600 Position here where he was called out by leader to say 352 00:21:07,600 --> 00:21:10,700 because you wanted to be first, look at the Havoc that you're 353 00:21:10,700 --> 00:21:14,000 causing the assembly. Here's another verse Titus, 354 00:21:14,000 --> 00:21:20,400 Chapter 10, excuse me, verse 10 of chapter 3, As for a person 355 00:21:20,400 --> 00:21:23,500 who stirs up the vision after warning him once, and then twice 356 00:21:23,500 --> 00:21:25,200 have nothing more to do with him. 357 00:21:25,200 --> 00:21:28,400 And I want to read this because you can you can almost hear what 358 00:21:28,400 --> 00:21:31,600 I just said and say are you. That's kind of heavy for to say 359 00:21:31,600 --> 00:21:34,300 that a person who is divisive is destructive. 360 00:21:34,600 --> 00:21:38,700 I'm not saying that this is Bible language, Titus 310 have 361 00:21:38,700 --> 00:21:41,200 nothing to do with him. This is this is the same call 362 00:21:41,200 --> 00:21:43,800 that Moses making, guys, get away from the tents of these 363 00:21:43,800 --> 00:21:45,600 men. Why? 364 00:21:45,900 --> 00:21:49,200 Knowing that such a person is Warped and sinful, he's 365 00:21:49,200 --> 00:21:56,100 self-condemned. The church is the body of 366 00:21:56,100 --> 00:22:00,900 Christ. And for a person to come to the 367 00:22:00,900 --> 00:22:04,900 body of Christ and attempt to rip apart the body. 368 00:22:06,000 --> 00:22:11,200 Think of that imagery to rip apart the body to remove members 369 00:22:11,200 --> 00:22:14,000 from the unified thing that Christ has created? 370 00:22:14,600 --> 00:22:17,900 According to God is Warped and self-condemned. 371 00:22:22,300 --> 00:22:26,800 So, the artifice was coveting, something that was not his and 372 00:22:26,800 --> 00:22:29,400 even if a person we almost, were almost hearing something like 373 00:22:29,400 --> 00:22:32,100 this, and it almost gives a one up for those that are in 374 00:22:32,100 --> 00:22:35,200 authority to think that they can Lord it over people because of 375 00:22:35,200 --> 00:22:36,300 the position that they've been given. 376 00:22:36,300 --> 00:22:39,300 Listen, any spiritual leader in your local church, including 377 00:22:39,300 --> 00:22:42,200 this one has no Authority in your personal life. 378 00:22:44,500 --> 00:22:49,300 Their Authority has been given by God to manage to watch over 379 00:22:49,400 --> 00:22:52,700 to secure the church, the local church. 380 00:22:54,000 --> 00:22:57,200 And give instruction and exhortation concerning your walk 381 00:22:57,200 --> 00:23:00,000 with the Lord, but there is no permission for any Spiritual 382 00:23:00,000 --> 00:23:03,000 Authority to begin to tell you what to do against your will and 383 00:23:03,000 --> 00:23:04,700 manipulate you. No, no, that's not what 384 00:23:04,700 --> 00:23:07,900 authorities about any time. You see a Authority given in 385 00:23:07,900 --> 00:23:09,000 scripture? It's not just leader. 386 00:23:09,000 --> 00:23:13,900 It's always servant leader. Always they come to serve you. 387 00:23:13,900 --> 00:23:15,700 Not lorded over you. That's what Peter told the 388 00:23:15,700 --> 00:23:19,000 elders and first Peter 5, let's come back to Numbers chapter 16. 389 00:23:22,800 --> 00:23:25,200 Get away from the tents verse 27. 390 00:23:25,500 --> 00:23:28,500 So they got away from the dwelling of Korah dathan and 391 00:23:28,500 --> 00:23:31,600 abiram and dathan and abiram. Now, look at their posture. 392 00:23:32,000 --> 00:23:34,900 So, these guys run and you would think at this point that, these 393 00:23:34,900 --> 00:23:36,900 people would be convicted enough to repent know. 394 00:23:36,900 --> 00:23:40,200 It says that they came out and stood at the door of their tents 395 00:23:40,200 --> 00:23:42,900 together with their wives, their sons and their little ones. 396 00:23:43,700 --> 00:23:44,900 So everybody else have been to them. 397 00:23:44,900 --> 00:23:47,900 But here's my family and they're standing in defiance of God's 398 00:23:47,900 --> 00:23:50,200 Authority saying pretty much with this position, this 399 00:23:50,200 --> 00:23:54,000 posture, Bring It On. Bring It On. 400 00:23:54,800 --> 00:23:58,900 They stood at their tents and Moses said, here, by now, Moses 401 00:23:58,900 --> 00:24:03,500 about to give something in which the people of God would not 402 00:24:03,500 --> 00:24:06,500 think what's about to happen was by mere coincidence. 403 00:24:07,700 --> 00:24:12,200 He's about to lay out a specific scenario in which the people 404 00:24:12,200 --> 00:24:16,900 will know that he and Aaron have not exalted themselves to this 405 00:24:16,900 --> 00:24:19,600 position of leadership, but God has appointed them to such a 406 00:24:19,600 --> 00:24:21,700 call. And so what does he say? 407 00:24:22,000 --> 00:24:25,000 If these guys as paraphrase, if these guys right here that are 408 00:24:25,000 --> 00:24:29,100 rebelling if they die a natural death then we appointed 409 00:24:29,100 --> 00:24:32,200 ourselves and were in the wrong but look how specific this is 410 00:24:32,200 --> 00:24:34,400 but if the Lord opens up the Earth and swallowed them, you'll 411 00:24:34,400 --> 00:24:40,800 know that we've been called now, if you are Cora, A buyer more 412 00:24:40,800 --> 00:24:44,400 dathan at this point. Surely you should be trembling 413 00:24:45,300 --> 00:24:47,200 but no they've allowed their hearts to come to such a state 414 00:24:47,200 --> 00:24:49,100 in which even a threat such like this. 415 00:24:50,400 --> 00:24:53,300 There's not move them. And you know what, I think at 416 00:24:53,300 --> 00:24:55,400 this point, they didn't really have much of a choice because 417 00:24:55,400 --> 00:24:58,100 once Moses finishes his sentence, it happened. 418 00:24:59,200 --> 00:25:02,900 What does it say here? Verse 29. 419 00:25:02,900 --> 00:25:05,900 If these men dies, all men die, or if they are visited by the 420 00:25:05,900 --> 00:25:08,800 fate of all mankind than the Lord has not sent me, but if the 421 00:25:08,800 --> 00:25:12,900 Lord creates something new and the ground opens its mouth and 422 00:25:12,900 --> 00:25:16,200 swallows them up with all that belongs to them and they go down 423 00:25:16,200 --> 00:25:19,100 alive at the she'll then you shall know that these men have 424 00:25:19,100 --> 00:25:22,100 despised the Lord verse 31 as soon as he had finished 425 00:25:22,100 --> 00:25:24,400 speaking. All these words, it happened. 426 00:25:26,900 --> 00:25:29,000 Who are the two men that went to heaven alive? 427 00:25:31,200 --> 00:25:35,300 You know, and Elijah and behold. You have the first people that 428 00:25:35,300 --> 00:25:39,600 went to Sheila live, the sons of Korah, rather the Cora. 429 00:25:39,600 --> 00:25:41,700 The sons of Korah, we're going to see what happened to them. 430 00:25:42,200 --> 00:25:46,900 Korah dathan and abiram, went to she ol, the Underworld the grave 431 00:25:46,900 --> 00:25:50,100 alive. And everybody saw it. 432 00:25:50,700 --> 00:25:55,000 Everybody witnessed it. So look how the scribes and 433 00:25:55,008 --> 00:25:58,100 verse 31, the ground under them, split apart, and the Earth 434 00:25:58,100 --> 00:26:02,900 opened its mouth and swallowed them up with their households 435 00:26:03,300 --> 00:26:07,200 and all the people who belong to Cora and all their goods, 436 00:26:07,200 --> 00:26:12,400 literally everything. So they came to a place where 437 00:26:12,400 --> 00:26:17,300 they stood against Moses and Aaron with their families and a 438 00:26:17,308 --> 00:26:22,700 posture of pride. And got a humbles, those who are 439 00:26:22,708 --> 00:26:26,900 proud and their Elite wipe them off the face of the Earth 440 00:26:27,000 --> 00:26:30,400 without exaggeration. Close the Earth. 441 00:26:31,600 --> 00:26:33,100 It makes them disappear from the scene. 442 00:26:35,700 --> 00:26:39,800 The intensity of this, this judgment just shows how much God 443 00:26:39,800 --> 00:26:44,000 hates Division, I believe, and how much God hates rebellion and 444 00:26:44,000 --> 00:26:48,900 how much God hates a people that are seeking something that's not 445 00:26:48,900 --> 00:26:52,100 theirs. And began to cause trouble 446 00:26:52,100 --> 00:26:58,100 because of it. This chapter does not describe 447 00:26:58,100 --> 00:27:00,800 something that we see later on because it says all their 448 00:27:00,800 --> 00:27:03,800 households and all their goods. Now you have to go to Numbers 449 00:27:03,800 --> 00:27:07,000 chapter 26, to see a little detail. 450 00:27:07,000 --> 00:27:09,200 That changes the whole course of the story. 451 00:27:12,700 --> 00:27:23,700 Numbers chapter 26. Let's read from verse 10. 452 00:27:23,700 --> 00:27:28,000 This is just retelling the story here and there's one added 453 00:27:28,000 --> 00:27:31,300 detail that is so beautiful. And the Earth opened its mouth 454 00:27:31,300 --> 00:27:33,500 and swallowed them up together with Cora. 455 00:27:33,700 --> 00:27:37,300 When that company died, when the fire devoured, 250 men and they 456 00:27:37,300 --> 00:27:40,600 became a warning. Look at verse 11, but the sons 457 00:27:40,600 --> 00:27:46,300 of Korah did not die. What is that mean? 458 00:27:46,700 --> 00:27:48,500 We don't see that in Numbers chapter 16. 459 00:27:48,600 --> 00:27:53,100 We see in Numbers chapter 26 and it shines a whole new light on 460 00:27:53,100 --> 00:28:00,900 the story and what's that light? Merci. 461 00:28:01,200 --> 00:28:06,300 Absolutely Mercy on God's part, wisdom on the sons of Korah 462 00:28:06,300 --> 00:28:09,300 part. So that little verse the sons of 463 00:28:09,300 --> 00:28:12,900 Korah did not die changes how this scene really plays out in 464 00:28:12,900 --> 00:28:15,300 our minds this and not because what I read here in Numbers, 465 00:28:15,300 --> 00:28:19,100 chapter 16 is the earth splits, open Korah, dathan a Byron, all 466 00:28:19,100 --> 00:28:24,900 their house with all their Goods, close Verse 11 tells us 467 00:28:25,000 --> 00:28:27,500 that somebody didn't go into sheol and that was the sons of 468 00:28:27,500 --> 00:28:30,200 Korah. So it repaints, the whole scene 469 00:28:30,200 --> 00:28:33,800 in this is the scene. You go back to verse 16 down, 470 00:28:33,800 --> 00:28:38,200 specifically, verse 25, 26 27. Moses comes and he tells the 471 00:28:38,200 --> 00:28:42,500 whole congregation listen, depart from the dwellings of 472 00:28:42,500 --> 00:28:44,800 Korah dathan, abiram, get out of here. 473 00:28:45,000 --> 00:28:46,600 You don't want to be a part of this group. 474 00:28:46,600 --> 00:28:49,400 You don't want to be a part of this device of people and we see 475 00:28:49,400 --> 00:28:51,300 that the whole congregation moves but you know who else 476 00:28:51,300 --> 00:28:55,800 moves the sons of Korah. Ah, So this is what it looks 477 00:28:55,800 --> 00:28:59,400 like you, have Korah dathan the byrom with their families and 478 00:28:59,400 --> 00:29:02,600 when Moses makes the call, the sons of Korah are looking at 479 00:29:02,608 --> 00:29:04,900 their families. Looking at Moses, looking at 480 00:29:04,900 --> 00:29:07,000 their families. Looking at Moses, they look at 481 00:29:07,000 --> 00:29:09,900 their dads and say dad's we love you, but we love God more. 482 00:29:14,200 --> 00:29:19,800 And they step away. From the dwellings of wickedness 483 00:29:20,100 --> 00:29:22,800 and perhaps, that's what the sons of Korah had in mind in 484 00:29:22,800 --> 00:29:25,800 Psalms, 84 10. Where it says, what? 485 00:29:27,900 --> 00:29:30,500 I'd rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than to 486 00:29:30,500 --> 00:29:35,900 dwell in the tents of weakness. What does that mean in light at 487 00:29:35,900 --> 00:29:38,400 this? The house of their own father's 488 00:29:38,400 --> 00:29:42,600 that rebelled against Authority? As a lot more deeper, meaning 489 00:29:42,600 --> 00:29:45,200 there's a not we have that truth generally understand. 490 00:29:45,200 --> 00:29:48,100 I'd rather be with with the Lord and his house then to be 491 00:29:48,100 --> 00:29:49,900 anywhere else in the world. But let's look at it 492 00:29:49,900 --> 00:29:52,200 specifically, I'd rather be with the Lord then with my family. 493 00:29:54,000 --> 00:29:58,100 I'd rather be for God and lose everything else, including my 494 00:29:58,100 --> 00:30:00,600 dad, that raised me up and all the possessions that they 495 00:30:00,600 --> 00:30:03,300 blessed us with, that means nothing in light of honoring. 496 00:30:03,400 --> 00:30:10,400 God, That's significant. Now we read them, we go that's a 497 00:30:10,408 --> 00:30:14,300 great Insight but now feel it feel the text. 498 00:30:15,100 --> 00:30:22,100 You have sons of a family that walked away and saw their entire 499 00:30:22,100 --> 00:30:24,400 household swallowed up by the Earth. 500 00:30:27,100 --> 00:30:30,900 Standing in a place of absolute, awe and Terror. 501 00:30:30,900 --> 00:30:41,400 Shirley But God bless that. God bless that. because I 502 00:30:41,400 --> 00:30:46,100 believe based on that one decision, Well, we see later on 503 00:30:46,100 --> 00:30:48,700 in the narrative, specifically with the sons of Korah is quite 504 00:30:48,700 --> 00:30:53,000 astounding. So, as much as this site is so 505 00:30:53,000 --> 00:30:54,900 terrifying. As our brother mentioned, we 506 00:30:54,900 --> 00:30:59,300 also see the tender mercy of God, I praise God, that he does 507 00:30:59,300 --> 00:31:02,400 not with take the wickedness or the sinfulness of our past 508 00:31:02,400 --> 00:31:06,300 generations, and bestowed upon us even as close as your fathers 509 00:31:06,300 --> 00:31:08,500 or mothers that might not be serving God. 510 00:31:08,800 --> 00:31:10,200 That might be rebelling against God. 511 00:31:10,200 --> 00:31:12,900 He doesn't take what they're doing and pin it against you. 512 00:31:13,000 --> 00:31:15,300 He judges each man, according to his own sins. 513 00:31:17,000 --> 00:31:23,300 But this act of allegiance to God was honored by God. 514 00:31:23,300 --> 00:31:26,600 If you read carefully and see what God does with the sons of 515 00:31:26,600 --> 00:31:29,800 Korah. So turn your Bibles with me to 516 00:31:29,800 --> 00:31:32,400 me. Be a place where we would admit. 517 00:31:32,400 --> 00:31:36,300 We would kind of skip over genealogy and First Chronicles 518 00:31:36,300 --> 00:31:39,700 chapter 6. Meet me in first Chronicles 519 00:31:39,700 --> 00:31:43,000 chapter 6. To see something quite 520 00:31:43,000 --> 00:31:46,900 astounding. Verse 31, these are the men whom 521 00:31:46,900 --> 00:31:50,000 David put in charge of the service of song in the house of 522 00:31:50,000 --> 00:31:53,100 the Lord. After the ark rested there, he's 523 00:31:53,100 --> 00:31:56,100 about to describe. Now, the worship leaders that 524 00:31:56,100 --> 00:32:00,400 have been chosen by David, to sing continually in the service 525 00:32:00,400 --> 00:32:03,500 of worship in song. In the Tabernacle, they 526 00:32:03,500 --> 00:32:06,400 ministered with song before the Tabernacle, the tent of meeting 527 00:32:06,400 --> 00:32:09,000 until Solomon, built the house of the Lord in Jerusalem and 528 00:32:09,000 --> 00:32:11,700 they performed their service, according to their order. 529 00:32:11,800 --> 00:32:15,000 Now, look at this list. These are the men who served and 530 00:32:15,100 --> 00:32:18,100 And their sons of the sons of the coefficients. 531 00:32:18,400 --> 00:32:21,400 She meant the singer of the son of Joel. 532 00:32:21,600 --> 00:32:25,400 Now, look at this. Son of Samuel son of elkanah. 533 00:32:26,400 --> 00:32:28,200 Which Samuel are we? Speaking of here? 534 00:32:31,200 --> 00:32:33,700 Which Samuel? We speaking of you, the prophet. 535 00:32:35,100 --> 00:32:40,000 Who was a descendant of Cora. And so you have God in the days 536 00:32:40,000 --> 00:32:42,600 of Hannah, Eli the high priest when there was such a pasta 537 00:32:42,600 --> 00:32:45,200 seen, apathy amongst specifically the spiritual 538 00:32:45,200 --> 00:32:48,000 leaders. And God is looking for a profit. 539 00:32:48,900 --> 00:32:50,600 God is looking for a spokesperson. 540 00:32:50,600 --> 00:32:53,500 God is looking for a man, that was established righteousness 541 00:32:53,500 --> 00:32:56,400 and Justice in the land and, you know, who he doesn't bypass, 542 00:32:56,400 --> 00:33:00,000 because of their history Cora. He finds a man from The 543 00:33:00,000 --> 00:33:03,300 Descendant of the sons of Korah and chooses him to be a 544 00:33:03,300 --> 00:33:05,300 messenger and representative of him. 545 00:33:07,900 --> 00:33:13,800 And not just that, not just Samuel the prophet. realize that 546 00:33:14,400 --> 00:33:20,400 one of the main, People, for the worship of the Tabernacle was a 547 00:33:20,400 --> 00:33:21,900 descendant of Cory. You see that? 548 00:33:21,900 --> 00:33:24,500 At the end of verse 37, look at verse 37. 549 00:33:26,400 --> 00:33:29,400 See that name their Cora, son of Cora. 550 00:33:29,700 --> 00:33:33,400 You trace these names back at all, goes back to Korra and it 551 00:33:33,400 --> 00:33:38,600 says specifically in verse 31, that David chose himin who was a 552 00:33:38,600 --> 00:33:42,600 worship leader, descendant of Cora to have such an awesome 553 00:33:42,600 --> 00:33:45,700 responsibility at the service of the Tabernacle. 554 00:33:46,900 --> 00:33:50,000 David could have chose whoever he wanted amongst the Levites. 555 00:33:50,100 --> 00:33:53,700 He could have ignored Korra and the lineage, and the genetic 556 00:33:53,700 --> 00:33:55,800 genealogy in the heritage, of course, that he carried. 557 00:33:55,900 --> 00:33:59,300 But no, he sees Cora a descendant of him though, it's 558 00:33:59,300 --> 00:34:02,000 distant chooses them. You re later on his second 559 00:34:02,000 --> 00:34:05,400 chronicles, you see that there is a group of Cora people from 560 00:34:05,400 --> 00:34:07,500 Cora. Worshiping the Lord, you see in 561 00:34:07,500 --> 00:34:12,500 Psalms that 11, Psalms in the psalter have been written by the 562 00:34:12,500 --> 00:34:17,199 sons of Korah. And you think David chose This 563 00:34:17,199 --> 00:34:21,900 man to be a leader. Of the songs. 564 00:34:24,699 --> 00:34:26,199 I think to myself, why did David choose that? 565 00:34:26,199 --> 00:34:30,100 And I don't want to read too much into David's thoughts. but 566 00:34:30,100 --> 00:34:33,900 perhaps though, distant from what we read in number 16, 567 00:34:35,000 --> 00:34:38,199 Perhaps David had an understanding. 568 00:34:40,500 --> 00:34:43,900 Of the sons of Korah. That they would make great 569 00:34:43,900 --> 00:34:48,900 worship leaders. Because I one point in their 570 00:34:48,900 --> 00:34:53,800 history that the sons of Korah, make a stance for God that they 571 00:34:53,800 --> 00:34:57,600 would rather choose God even over their own blood family, 572 00:34:58,200 --> 00:35:01,400 that they would rather choose God, that have the security of 573 00:35:01,400 --> 00:35:04,500 whatever they were rather choose God, no matter what position 574 00:35:04,500 --> 00:35:07,100 that they've been given. And perhaps David said, you know 575 00:35:07,100 --> 00:35:11,200 what They displayed something in contrast to their fathers. 576 00:35:12,600 --> 00:35:14,700 I think they would make great song leaders. 577 00:35:16,100 --> 00:35:21,100 Willing to step out in anything and for anything for the glory 578 00:35:21,100 --> 00:35:26,800 and honor of God. Maybe David had that Revelation 579 00:35:27,200 --> 00:35:31,400 when choosing leaders and choosing servants, Those make 580 00:35:31,400 --> 00:35:34,300 the best worshippers whether in song or any type of service, 581 00:35:34,800 --> 00:35:37,700 when those people have already determined in their hearts, take 582 00:35:37,700 --> 00:35:39,100 it any take anything away from you. 583 00:35:39,107 --> 00:35:41,700 Take my own family away from me, I'm still going to serve him. 584 00:35:42,700 --> 00:35:46,600 I'm still going to love him. As terrifying as it might be to 585 00:35:46,600 --> 00:35:48,800 be separate, even from my loved ones, if it's for the Lord, I'm 586 00:35:48,800 --> 00:35:53,600 going to do it. Those are the most effective 587 00:35:53,600 --> 00:35:56,900 Servants of God. Those are the ones that when 588 00:35:56,900 --> 00:35:59,700 they when they truly lead and when they truly serve, you know 589 00:35:59,700 --> 00:36:01,200 that they're doing it ever love for God. 590 00:36:02,700 --> 00:36:04,400 Maybe David didn't recruit them though. 591 00:36:04,400 --> 00:36:06,400 Skill is important though Talent is important. 592 00:36:06,500 --> 00:36:09,700 There's something deeper in the sons of Korah a Devotion to God 593 00:36:10,200 --> 00:36:16,100 that was rare. We see that in the Psalms that 594 00:36:16,100 --> 00:36:19,500 we not one of the most intimate, Psalms one of the most 595 00:36:19,500 --> 00:36:24,000 heartfelt, the voted Psalms concerning relationship to God 596 00:36:24,000 --> 00:36:26,900 and sacrifice to God and searching for God, is from the 597 00:36:26,900 --> 00:36:32,100 sons of Korah and I believe because it's come from a place 598 00:36:32,100 --> 00:36:34,200 in which they've already determined within, God is 599 00:36:34,200 --> 00:36:37,200 Worthy. You give or take away this in 600 00:36:37,200 --> 00:36:42,300 matter. Here's an example. 601 00:36:42,300 --> 00:36:44,600 Psalms 46. You can turn there if you want 602 00:36:44,600 --> 00:36:46,400 but it's so known. I'm sure as I read it, you'll 603 00:36:46,400 --> 00:36:49,300 know it. God is our refuge and strength. 604 00:36:49,700 --> 00:36:52,600 A very present help in trouble. Now, look at the description of 605 00:36:52,600 --> 00:36:55,900 this. Maybe, maybe, maybe this is the 606 00:36:55,900 --> 00:36:58,500 image that the sons of Korah had though. 607 00:36:58,500 --> 00:37:00,800 They weren't there at the time of writing this, we don't know 608 00:37:00,800 --> 00:37:04,500 when it was written but maybe this image from number. 16 came 609 00:37:04,500 --> 00:37:08,000 to mine when they wrote Psalms 46 specially in this one line. 610 00:37:08,800 --> 00:37:11,400 God is our refuge and strength. A very present help in trouble. 611 00:37:11,400 --> 00:37:13,000 Therefore we will not fear though. 612 00:37:13,000 --> 00:37:19,400 The Earth gives way. Though the mountains be moved 613 00:37:19,400 --> 00:37:22,200 into the heart of the sea, though, its Waters Roar and foam 614 00:37:22,200 --> 00:37:24,400 though the mountains tremble at its swelling. 615 00:37:26,200 --> 00:37:30,300 Is it possible that the sons of Korah thought of their history? 616 00:37:31,300 --> 00:37:34,500 When at one point Cora rebelled and the Earth gave way and 617 00:37:34,500 --> 00:37:37,400 swallow them up? And surely the people, the sons 618 00:37:37,400 --> 00:37:41,200 were fearful of such a sight but they trusted in God who was The 619 00:37:41,200 --> 00:37:44,900 Refuge and strength. It's a thought. 620 00:37:46,300 --> 00:37:49,900 But oh those who go to Great Lengths to show their Allegiant 621 00:37:49,900 --> 00:37:51,600 and express their Devotion to God. 622 00:37:51,600 --> 00:37:57,000 In spite of all things, they make great worshippers And 623 00:37:57,000 --> 00:38:02,600 worship leaders. So, we come back to number 16. 624 00:38:04,400 --> 00:38:06,900 And we read verse 35. So you have Korah dathan and 625 00:38:06,900 --> 00:38:10,300 abiram swallowed up by the Earth and then you have those 250 626 00:38:10,500 --> 00:38:13,900 Chief leaders that came with their sensors and what does God 627 00:38:13,900 --> 00:38:16,400 do while he dealt with the first ones by letting them go down? 628 00:38:16,400 --> 00:38:19,700 And for the second group, he let something come from heaven and 629 00:38:19,700 --> 00:38:21,800 fire came out from the Lord and consumed. 630 00:38:21,800 --> 00:38:27,000 The 250 men offering the incense that shows me one thing in that 631 00:38:27,000 --> 00:38:30,300 one verse that God rejects the worship of those people who are 632 00:38:30,300 --> 00:38:36,500 divisive Thus, they came with her incense, which is a form of 633 00:38:36,500 --> 00:38:40,100 worship and God consumed them in Flames because God is not 634 00:38:40,100 --> 00:38:42,700 interested in receiving worship from those that are trying to 635 00:38:42,700 --> 00:38:50,100 divide his people. What happens verse. 36 God takes 636 00:38:50,100 --> 00:38:52,500 advantage of this moment in his Mercy. 637 00:38:52,500 --> 00:38:56,600 Gives instruction for his people concerning generations to come 638 00:38:56,600 --> 00:38:59,400 because he knows something about the human nature that we are 639 00:38:59,400 --> 00:39:02,400 bound to repeat the same mistakes that we've made even 640 00:39:02,400 --> 00:39:07,700 though it costs very much. So he tells Eliezer this 641 00:39:07,700 --> 00:39:10,600 analyzer. Take those sensors that were 642 00:39:10,600 --> 00:39:14,200 consumed with those men and build something with it. 643 00:39:14,300 --> 00:39:17,200 Hammer it out and make it covering And what this covering 644 00:39:17,200 --> 00:39:20,900 will do is will be placed upon the altar of burnt sacrifices. 645 00:39:21,100 --> 00:39:24,500 And what that will do is continually remind the people of 646 00:39:24,500 --> 00:39:26,900 what happened in this day, for the rest of the Wilderness 647 00:39:26,900 --> 00:39:29,900 journey and the rest of time, that's what it says in verse 40. 648 00:39:29,900 --> 00:39:33,000 Look at verse 42. Be a reminder to the people of 649 00:39:33,000 --> 00:39:35,800 Israel so that no Outsider who is not of the descendants of 650 00:39:35,800 --> 00:39:38,400 Aaron. Should draw near to burn incense 651 00:39:38,400 --> 00:39:41,300 before the Lord, lest he become like Korah and his company. 652 00:39:41,500 --> 00:39:43,400 As a lord said to him through Moses. 653 00:39:45,600 --> 00:39:50,400 In order to preserve the Purity and the Holiness of my people 654 00:39:50,800 --> 00:39:53,400 again, the people are in need of another visual aid. 655 00:39:53,400 --> 00:39:56,300 The first one, we read a numbers. 15 was what these 656 00:39:56,300 --> 00:39:58,900 tassels that will remind him of The Commandments of God. 657 00:39:58,900 --> 00:40:02,500 Now he brings this golden plate thing, this covering for the for 658 00:40:02,500 --> 00:40:05,500 the burnt offering Altar. And he says they're going to see 659 00:40:05,500 --> 00:40:07,400 that and they're gonna remember now how much more will the 660 00:40:07,400 --> 00:40:09,900 people who are kohathites remember as they carry that 661 00:40:09,900 --> 00:40:11,600 thing. Remember their instructor at the 662 00:40:11,600 --> 00:40:14,500 carry the furniture and so they would remember as they Carry 663 00:40:14,500 --> 00:40:16,200 that thing. Oh, gosh. 664 00:40:17,300 --> 00:40:19,500 We're going to stick to this responsibility, thankful for it. 665 00:40:21,700 --> 00:40:24,700 To be a reminder. You know what God's wisdom is in 666 00:40:24,800 --> 00:40:27,400 preserving your Holiness and mind and longevity. 667 00:40:28,800 --> 00:40:31,200 To not just learn from our own failures but to learn from the 668 00:40:31,207 --> 00:40:34,500 failures of others. That's wisdom. 669 00:40:36,000 --> 00:40:40,400 Wisdom does not just Express itself when I realized my 670 00:40:40,400 --> 00:40:43,100 failures and learn from them, wisdom goes beyond that. 671 00:40:43,100 --> 00:40:45,500 Wisdom looks at other people who have fallen not in judgment, not 672 00:40:45,500 --> 00:40:47,300 in criticism, not in self-righteousness. 673 00:40:47,300 --> 00:40:50,700 But realizes like Galatians 6:1 says that if your brother Falls 674 00:40:51,000 --> 00:40:53,800 don't be careful, lest you too be tempted by the same 675 00:40:53,800 --> 00:40:56,600 Temptation. When you see someone fall, when 676 00:40:56,600 --> 00:40:59,600 you see something happen in another person's life, learn 677 00:40:59,600 --> 00:41:03,700 from their failures and ask God In Prayer as God and wisdom to 678 00:41:03,700 --> 00:41:05,500 protect you from such a thing yourself. 679 00:41:05,900 --> 00:41:07,500 That's what he's doing. This is God's wisdom. 680 00:41:07,700 --> 00:41:10,400 You need to be reminded people of Israel that you don't fall 681 00:41:10,400 --> 00:41:12,600 into the same trap, because I know the human heart more than 682 00:41:12,600 --> 00:41:16,900 you do. So God is acting and Mercy by 683 00:41:16,900 --> 00:41:20,600 giving this out and you would think, okay, we're ready to move 684 00:41:20,800 --> 00:41:22,500 Israel, you're ready to move, we're ready to go. 685 00:41:22,500 --> 00:41:24,600 We can move on here. Let's learn from our mistakes. 686 00:41:24,700 --> 00:41:26,800 Let's not do that. Let's be content and what God's 687 00:41:26,800 --> 00:41:29,500 given us? Happy Thanksgiving verse 41. 688 00:41:32,900 --> 00:41:35,400 But on the next day, you have got to be kidding me. 689 00:41:38,100 --> 00:41:42,500 You have got to be kidding me, but on the next day, all the 690 00:41:42,500 --> 00:41:45,100 congregation of the people of Israel grumbled against Moses 691 00:41:45,100 --> 00:41:47,000 and against Aaron saying, you have killed the people of the 692 00:41:47,000 --> 00:41:52,400 Lord. Like, not even two days. 693 00:41:53,700 --> 00:41:57,100 Not even a week. The conference. 694 00:41:57,100 --> 00:42:02,200 Hi didn't even last 24 hours. And what a conference that was 695 00:42:02,200 --> 00:42:03,700 that would be an interesting conference when the earth 696 00:42:03,700 --> 00:42:08,700 swallows up some people. Go back and see here. 697 00:42:10,900 --> 00:42:14,400 In verse 34 and I wonder why that wasn't preserved till the 698 00:42:14,400 --> 00:42:18,200 next day and all Israel who are around them fled at their cry 699 00:42:18,200 --> 00:42:20,800 for they said less the Earth swallow us up. 700 00:42:23,000 --> 00:42:25,500 So the Earth swallows up these men and their families and you 701 00:42:25,500 --> 00:42:27,500 what the people do? They scatter and scream at the 702 00:42:27,500 --> 00:42:29,800 top of their lungs. Unless the Earth swallows up and 703 00:42:29,800 --> 00:42:31,900 then the next day they go, you killed the people of the Lord. 704 00:42:33,800 --> 00:42:35,900 That tells you. And I something about the human 705 00:42:35,900 --> 00:42:39,700 heart, that no matter, how wonderful, unfortunately, even 706 00:42:39,700 --> 00:42:43,700 terrifying, God displays his majesty in his glory. 707 00:42:44,600 --> 00:42:47,800 It takes a supernatural transformation of the human 708 00:42:47,800 --> 00:42:54,800 heart to bring a true change. One day men and you're accusing 709 00:42:54,800 --> 00:42:56,600 and you've identified them wrongly. 710 00:42:56,600 --> 00:42:58,400 The people of the Lord, we're going to find out that he calls 711 00:42:58,400 --> 00:43:01,600 them Rebels God. Cause these men Rebels, and they 712 00:43:01,600 --> 00:43:03,400 identified, you killed the people of the Lord. 713 00:43:03,900 --> 00:43:06,800 And you're accusing the true people of God. 714 00:43:08,200 --> 00:43:12,000 Who are acting like it as least. You have killed the people of 715 00:43:12,000 --> 00:43:16,000 the Lord. What happens when the 716 00:43:16,000 --> 00:43:18,400 congregation is assembled against Moses and against Aaron, 717 00:43:18,400 --> 00:43:20,400 they turn towards the tent of meeting and behold. 718 00:43:20,500 --> 00:43:23,100 Here we go, the cloud covered it, and the glory of the Lord 719 00:43:23,100 --> 00:43:28,300 appeared, And what happens verse 45, the Lord says, get away from 720 00:43:28,300 --> 00:43:29,800 the midst of this congregation that. 721 00:43:29,800 --> 00:43:34,700 I may consume them in a moment. And the Lord meant it. 722 00:43:36,300 --> 00:43:39,500 They fell on their faces and Moses knew that something had 723 00:43:39,500 --> 00:43:42,900 broken out. A plague had broken out and so 724 00:43:42,900 --> 00:43:46,300 intense, was this plague, look at the language. 725 00:43:46,700 --> 00:43:50,100 He tells Aaron to do what to quickly go. 726 00:43:50,400 --> 00:43:54,300 Grab an incense to go into the midst of the camp to make 727 00:43:54,300 --> 00:43:56,900 atonement for the people that plague has begun at the end of 728 00:43:56,900 --> 00:44:00,300 verse 46. And how this Aaron react. 729 00:44:00,500 --> 00:44:02,400 Aaron. Took it as Moses said and ran 730 00:44:02,400 --> 00:44:05,900 into the midst of the assembly. And the plague had already begun 731 00:44:05,900 --> 00:44:09,500 among the people. I believe that this happened in 732 00:44:09,500 --> 00:44:12,100 a matter of seconds that by the time the Lord said this was 733 00:44:12,100 --> 00:44:14,200 going to happen. And by the time you got errand 734 00:44:14,200 --> 00:44:17,100 to run into the midst of the camp, it was a matter of 735 00:44:17,100 --> 00:44:20,500 seconds, very few minutes. The most and you know what 736 00:44:20,500 --> 00:44:22,200 happened in a matter of that short time frame. 737 00:44:22,700 --> 00:44:26,100 Look how many people died verse 49 on those who died in the 738 00:44:26,100 --> 00:44:31,900 plague were 14,700. The Lord really meant in a 739 00:44:31,908 --> 00:44:35,100 moment. Just a matter of few seconds. 740 00:44:35,100 --> 00:44:39,000 He would, he just almost 15,000 people were wiped off by plague. 741 00:44:40,100 --> 00:44:44,000 You know, what Aaron does? He runs in grace and mercy to 742 00:44:44,000 --> 00:44:47,600 make atonement for the people. He does not wait a moment. 743 00:44:47,600 --> 00:44:51,000 He does it as quick as possible, and he comes to place where he 744 00:44:51,000 --> 00:44:55,700 stands in the gap for these people and God sees his act. 745 00:44:56,100 --> 00:45:03,900 And he honors it. And the people were spared Then 746 00:45:03,900 --> 00:45:05,900 we come to chapter 17 as we close. 747 00:45:07,100 --> 00:45:10,400 God, I said teach his people again so what does he do? 748 00:45:10,400 --> 00:45:12,300 We're not going to read it, but I'll explain it. 749 00:45:13,200 --> 00:45:14,700 He says this is what's going to happen. 750 00:45:15,700 --> 00:45:19,100 In order for you to realize that I've truly chosen Moses and 751 00:45:19,100 --> 00:45:24,400 Aaron you take a staff from each of your tribesmen, every leader, 752 00:45:24,400 --> 00:45:27,000 bring a staff, from every tribe. And when it comes to new 753 00:45:27,000 --> 00:45:30,300 bringing those staffs write the name of the chief on that staff. 754 00:45:30,300 --> 00:45:33,500 Aaron's name is going to be written on the staff dedicated 755 00:45:33,500 --> 00:45:36,800 to Levi and when you bring it, lay them all. 756 00:45:36,800 --> 00:45:39,500 Before the tent of meeting. Lay It All Before, the, the 757 00:45:39,500 --> 00:45:43,200 testimony and what happens, I'm going to show you through this. 758 00:45:44,200 --> 00:45:48,100 Then when I make a specific staff Bud, it will be the 759 00:45:48,100 --> 00:45:49,900 signal. It will be the sign that I've 760 00:45:49,900 --> 00:45:51,700 chosen. This person to be high priest, 761 00:45:51,700 --> 00:45:53,400 and for his descendants to be priests. 762 00:45:54,300 --> 00:45:57,400 So, what happens in verse 8, on the next day, Moses went into 763 00:45:57,400 --> 00:46:00,500 the tent of testimony, behold, the staff of Aaron, and the 764 00:46:00,500 --> 00:46:04,100 house of Levi had sprouted and put forth Buds and produce 765 00:46:04,100 --> 00:46:09,200 blossoms and bore almonds. So, it happens. 766 00:46:10,700 --> 00:46:14,600 He chooses to teach him in this way, look at the stats and they 767 00:46:14,600 --> 00:46:17,500 bring their staffs to the men, each of them, hold it. 768 00:46:17,500 --> 00:46:22,700 And they realize, okay, I'm not supposed to be the priest. 769 00:46:26,600 --> 00:46:33,300 God will defend your ministry if you're truly called by God, If 770 00:46:33,300 --> 00:46:36,400 you've truly been called to a specific thing, you don't need 771 00:46:36,400 --> 00:46:40,400 to defend yourself. God will make it known to 772 00:46:40,400 --> 00:46:43,700 others. That he has called you to 773 00:46:43,700 --> 00:46:47,300 specific tasks and if God has not called you to specific tasks 774 00:46:47,300 --> 00:46:50,500 and you attempt to go into that lane fruitfulness will not come 775 00:46:50,500 --> 00:46:53,600 out of it. Ask the Lord to give you the 776 00:46:53,600 --> 00:46:56,900 grace to understand that your identity is not in this ministry 777 00:46:57,800 --> 00:47:00,600 but that he's called you to it nonetheless and to stay in that 778 00:47:00,600 --> 00:47:03,300 lane and fruit will come out of it. 779 00:47:03,800 --> 00:47:05,800 It's better for fruit to come out of the ministry that God's 780 00:47:05,800 --> 00:47:09,200 called you to then out of weird insecurities or whatever is 781 00:47:09,200 --> 00:47:11,600 going on to step into another Lane not experience fruit. 782 00:47:15,700 --> 00:47:18,100 And this is the miracle that it didn't just bud, but it fully 783 00:47:18,100 --> 00:47:20,800 Blossom went through all the stages overnight and almonds 784 00:47:20,800 --> 00:47:25,700 came out of it. They brought it to the man and 785 00:47:25,700 --> 00:47:28,100 he says, put it in the ark of the testimony put in the Ark of 786 00:47:28,100 --> 00:47:31,300 the Covenant for what reason as a sign for the rebels. 787 00:47:32,800 --> 00:47:35,200 That you may make an end of their grumbling against me. 788 00:47:35,200 --> 00:47:38,400 This is verse 10, lest they die. Thus Moses didn't Lord commanded 789 00:47:38,400 --> 00:47:40,600 him. So he did take that staff and 790 00:47:40,600 --> 00:47:42,300 it's added. So, what items do we have in the 791 00:47:42,300 --> 00:47:43,800 Ark of the Covenant up to this point? 792 00:47:45,300 --> 00:47:51,300 The stop, the tablets Manna, three things, three things. 793 00:47:53,500 --> 00:47:55,900 Now, if there's any other picture that we can get out of 794 00:47:55,900 --> 00:48:00,600 this, it is the power of the Living God, how because he took 795 00:48:00,600 --> 00:48:03,200 these dead branches, which were staffs. 796 00:48:03,700 --> 00:48:06,300 And he brought life to something that was dead. 797 00:48:07,300 --> 00:48:11,400 He made something as though it was connected to a Life Source 798 00:48:11,500 --> 00:48:16,200 though it was not this staff. That was dried up many. 799 00:48:16,200 --> 00:48:20,700 Many months ago is now something that is blossoming and fruitful 800 00:48:20,700 --> 00:48:26,000 and fragrant it speaks. Of resurrection power that God 801 00:48:26,000 --> 00:48:29,500 can bestow and listen as amazing as it is that he did it with his 802 00:48:29,500 --> 00:48:30,500 stick. You know what it is in the New 803 00:48:30,500 --> 00:48:34,300 Covenant, you and me. Thank God, takes you and I were 804 00:48:34,300 --> 00:48:37,300 dead in our trespasses and sins. And what does he do? 805 00:48:37,300 --> 00:48:40,800 He infuses life. So that what was known as dead 806 00:48:40,800 --> 00:48:43,200 to me and to the world to you and to the world. 807 00:48:43,300 --> 00:48:46,300 Now, produces life, produces life. 808 00:48:48,300 --> 00:48:50,700 And we need to know how to tap into that resurrection power, 809 00:48:50,700 --> 00:48:52,900 and it's flooded throughout the New Testament. 810 00:48:54,300 --> 00:48:56,900 That stick did not produce anything on its own to produce 811 00:48:56,900 --> 00:49:00,400 fruit, it relied completely on God, you and I need to do the 812 00:49:00,408 --> 00:49:04,500 same. And the devil would love to rob 813 00:49:04,500 --> 00:49:06,600 that Revelation from you and I more than anything. 814 00:49:06,600 --> 00:49:10,600 Do you know how he did it? Even in a subtle way you say how 815 00:49:11,000 --> 00:49:14,600 turn to 1st Kings? chapter 8, First Kings chapter 816 00:49:14,600 --> 00:49:21,000 8, This is when the temple built by Solomon was dedicated and 817 00:49:21,000 --> 00:49:23,000 they had brought in the Ark of the Covenant. 818 00:49:24,300 --> 00:49:26,100 When they brought in the Ark of the Covenant, there's a little 819 00:49:26,100 --> 00:49:29,100 commentary and what happened to these elements that we just 820 00:49:29,100 --> 00:49:34,300 confessed were in the ark? Look with me here in verse 9. 821 00:49:35,100 --> 00:49:38,100 Let's go to verse 7, for the cherubim spread out, their wings 822 00:49:38,100 --> 00:49:40,400 over the place of the arc so that the cherubim overshadowed, 823 00:49:40,400 --> 00:49:42,800 The Arc of its pole. And its poles, and the poles 824 00:49:42,800 --> 00:49:45,000 were so long that the ends of the polls were seen from the 825 00:49:45,000 --> 00:49:47,400 holy place before the inner Sanctuary that they could not be 826 00:49:47,400 --> 00:49:50,100 seen from outside and they are there to this day. 827 00:49:50,100 --> 00:49:53,400 Verse 9, there was nothing in the ark except the two tablets 828 00:49:53,400 --> 00:49:57,200 of stone that Moses put there with the people at Horeb were 829 00:49:57,200 --> 00:49:59,500 the Lord, I made a covenant with the people of Israel when they 830 00:49:59,500 --> 00:50:04,700 came out of the land of Egypt. So after this place in Israel's 831 00:50:04,700 --> 00:50:08,800 history, Something had happened to two of those items, the Manna 832 00:50:08,800 --> 00:50:12,700 was removed. And so is that the staff by 833 00:50:12,700 --> 00:50:15,200 Aaron that was budded and the only thing that was left, there 834 00:50:15,200 --> 00:50:18,700 was the law. How did that happen? 835 00:50:20,000 --> 00:50:24,100 many speculations, I believe this part that something 836 00:50:24,100 --> 00:50:31,600 happened between The days of first Samuel chapter 1, 2 and 3 837 00:50:32,200 --> 00:50:33,700 were Eli. Was the high priest and the 838 00:50:33,707 --> 00:50:37,200 Philistines came in and took the ark and was brought back by 839 00:50:37,200 --> 00:50:40,000 David under his Reign, something happened in that time, and I 840 00:50:40,000 --> 00:50:43,600 believe that the Philistines removed it, Because it's the 841 00:50:43,600 --> 00:50:46,800 only explanation they were there before the Philistines took it, 842 00:50:47,100 --> 00:50:49,700 and then once the Philistines removed it and then brought it 843 00:50:49,700 --> 00:50:50,700 back. This is speculation. 844 00:50:50,700 --> 00:50:53,600 This isn't dogmatic. But it's a thought that when 845 00:50:53,600 --> 00:50:56,000 they brought it back, it's not there anymore. 846 00:50:56,100 --> 00:50:58,700 When Solomon was dedicated to Temple its commentary, the only 847 00:50:58,700 --> 00:50:59,800 thing that's left there is the law. 848 00:50:59,800 --> 00:51:04,100 The enemy took mana and the enemy took the rod and left the 849 00:51:04,100 --> 00:51:07,500 law. Of all things. 850 00:51:09,700 --> 00:51:13,000 Because the enemy would love to rub the law in our face. 851 00:51:13,000 --> 00:51:16,000 To show us how we do fall short. God does the yes to show us that 852 00:51:16,000 --> 00:51:17,900 we need the gospel? But you know what? 853 00:51:17,900 --> 00:51:23,000 He removed the rod that speaks of power, the rod that speaks of 854 00:51:23,000 --> 00:51:25,700 how God can change something, that's dead, and bring it to 855 00:51:25,700 --> 00:51:29,900 life. He does the same today with so 856 00:51:29,900 --> 00:51:32,700 many people to do, everything in your own strength and mine. 857 00:51:34,800 --> 00:51:38,700 And to attempt to keep God's Commandments without that power 858 00:51:39,600 --> 00:51:41,100 and to do it in our own strength. 859 00:51:43,200 --> 00:51:49,000 You will experience true misery. I will experience true misery 860 00:51:49,400 --> 00:51:52,600 when we fail to realize that what God has given us was 861 00:51:52,600 --> 00:51:56,000 intended to be obeyed with his power. 862 00:51:58,200 --> 00:52:01,700 With his grace, with his assistance. 863 00:52:03,300 --> 00:52:07,000 That his Commandments are not burdensome only when we know to 864 00:52:07,000 --> 00:52:12,400 rely upon him to walk it out. And that's what we need to do. 865 00:52:13,900 --> 00:52:17,800 It's a second thought to this main thought that up to this 866 00:52:17,800 --> 00:52:23,300 point out in numbers, things have calmed down in relationship 867 00:52:23,300 --> 00:52:26,100 to the authority that God has established for the people of 868 00:52:26,100 --> 00:52:29,400 Israel. So many things can be pulled out 869 00:52:29,400 --> 00:52:31,500 of this study, but what concluded with this thought, 870 00:52:31,600 --> 00:52:35,600 going back to the sons of Korah what a wonderful thing that God 871 00:52:35,600 --> 00:52:39,700 has given us through these men. Who have come to a place where 872 00:52:39,700 --> 00:52:42,700 they realize. Just think about it. 873 00:52:42,800 --> 00:52:46,300 I'm sure they did not think in their minds when they step back 874 00:52:46,300 --> 00:52:48,700 from their families. Oh God is going to really use me 875 00:52:48,700 --> 00:52:51,200 now. I'm sure that then a run through 876 00:52:51,200 --> 00:52:53,800 their minds that God is going to give me a specific assignment 877 00:52:53,900 --> 00:52:55,000 down in history through my general. 878 00:52:55,000 --> 00:52:57,000 I'm sure that did not come. In fact, God did not say 879 00:52:57,000 --> 00:52:59,000 anything. He said it with the Levites when 880 00:52:59,000 --> 00:53:02,900 they when they step back and exodus 32 says, now I'm going to 881 00:53:02,900 --> 00:53:06,100 use you, I'm going to use you as priest. 882 00:53:06,300 --> 00:53:08,000 He didn't say anything to the sons of Korah. 883 00:53:08,000 --> 00:53:10,000 It just came down the road which says something about sons of 884 00:53:10,000 --> 00:53:14,800 court to some degree. but in that moment, they just They just 885 00:53:14,800 --> 00:53:17,700 wanted to make a statement to the Lord. 886 00:53:18,400 --> 00:53:24,400 I want you above all else. I choose to obey you even if it 887 00:53:24,400 --> 00:53:30,800 costs me my family. It's a beautiful thought and 888 00:53:30,800 --> 00:53:32,600 it's something that we should really meditate upon. 889 00:53:34,000 --> 00:53:37,100 And as we end with the idea of core on the sons of Korah, let's 890 00:53:37,100 --> 00:53:39,600 ask the Lord to be able to confidently. 891 00:53:39,600 --> 00:53:43,500 Say I rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God. 892 00:53:45,200 --> 00:53:48,800 I rather be a doorkeeper and the house of my God, better is one 893 00:53:48,800 --> 00:53:50,500 day in your courts and a thousand elsewhere. 894 00:53:52,300 --> 00:53:55,600 That is coming from a that's not coming from just any lip that's 895 00:53:55,600 --> 00:53:59,900 coming from a descendant of someone who actually lived it. 896 00:54:01,400 --> 00:54:03,200 And actually paid the price for it. 897 00:54:05,700 --> 00:54:09,000 And true Ministry with its authenticity. 898 00:54:09,000 --> 00:54:11,200 And Effectiveness comes from a place where it's lived out. 899 00:54:11,200 --> 00:54:16,600 And not just said, May we get there by the grace of God by his 900 00:54:16,600 --> 00:54:18,100 power. Not our own. 901 00:54:18,300 --> 00:54:21,900 Let's pray. Lord, we thank you for your 902 00:54:21,900 --> 00:54:25,800 word. Got our hearts come alive, at 903 00:54:25,800 --> 00:54:27,500 the revelation of the scriptures. 904 00:54:28,900 --> 00:54:31,800 When we realize Lord that you are speaking loud and clear even 905 00:54:31,800 --> 00:54:35,500 from numbers. And Lord, this is our hearts 906 00:54:35,500 --> 00:54:39,300 desire. To express our allegiance to 907 00:54:39,300 --> 00:54:42,500 you. Whatever costs, Lord. 908 00:54:48,600 --> 00:54:50,000 And where we want to do that even now. 909 00:54:53,200 --> 00:54:54,800 Thank you for your Tender Mercies. 910 00:54:58,100 --> 00:55:01,000 Thank you that with the same errand that you were ready to 911 00:55:01,000 --> 00:55:04,100 discipline. You defended. 912 00:55:09,200 --> 00:55:10,600 Thank you. That with the sons of Korah, 913 00:55:10,600 --> 00:55:14,900 though, their Heritage in their fathers did not exemplify true 914 00:55:14,900 --> 00:55:19,300 Devotion to God. You rewrote their story. 915 00:55:22,200 --> 00:55:24,100 Thank you. That we have resurrection power. 916 00:55:26,000 --> 00:55:28,700 That you can take any deadness in our lives and bring it to 917 00:55:28,700 --> 00:55:32,500 life in Christ. Lord, we worship you in light of 918 00:55:32,508 --> 00:55:34,600 this. In your name, we pray. 919 00:55:35,200 --> 00:55:35,600 Amen.