Numbers chapter 16 verses 8-11 (NIV)
Moses also said to Korah, “Now listen, you Levites! Isn’t it enough for you that the God of Israel has separated you from the rest of the Israelite community and brought you near himself to do the work at the LORD’s tabernacle and to stand before the community and minister to them? He has brought you and all your fellow Levites near himself, but now you are trying to get the priesthood too. It is against the LORD that you and all your followers have banded together. Who is Aaron that you should grumble against him?”
The Levites were in a privileged position. A position to minister to the people and to draw close to God. Yet there were some of their number who were jealous of Aaron and the priesthood. God’s anger burned against them because, as Moses said, it wasn’t against Aaron they were standing, but against God and His decisions. As I thought about it, and the consequences that followed, I realised that Korah and his friends had committed the same sin as Lucifer, they thought they knew better than God. The sin of pride that got Lucifer thrown out of heaven had the same consequences for Korah and his followers.
It’s a reminder to us not to covet someone else’s ministry, or think we can do things better ourselves. We need to remember that people are given their ministry and tasks by the Lord, and if we seek someone else’s role, we are standing against God. We need to concentrate on the role God has given us to do, and do it to the best of our ability.
Dear Lord,
Help me never to think I can do better than anyone else in the role that You have given to them. Keep my focus on the task You have given to me. I pray in Jesus’ Name. Amen.