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 insolentand rose up against Moses. With them were 250 Israelite men, well–known community leaders who had been appointed members of the council.
They 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?” - Num. 16:2-3 NIV
Why is it so easy and common to complain about those that the Lord has chosen to be his representatives. Just like the Children of Israel, we complain about those that are in positions of leadership: the pastors, televangelists, Christian writers, and Sunday School teachers. We move from church to church looking for the perfect leader. Do we ever consider how offensive this must be to God. He puts people in their place. He is the one who chooses. He is the one who exalts, so why do we think we know better. The church today is strewn with the bodies of those who once felt they heard the call of God, but have become disillusioned and discouraged to the point where they leave ministry all together. That is not what God designed. I say this when I have often been as guilty as anyone else.
Rather than tearing our leaders down, we should be building them up. Since, as the Apostle Paul says, all we, as believers, are now the priesthood, we should be carrying the weight of that responsibility and lifting up those who are in formal positions of leadership. As God told Aaron, we should bear the responsibility for offenses against the priesthood.
The LORD said to Aaron, “You, your sons and your father’s family are to bear the responsibility for offenses against the sanctuary, and you and your sons alone are to bear the responsibility for offenses against the priesthood. - Num. 18:1 NIV
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