Your Boss is the Boss

Numbers 16 says, “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  and 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?”

Observation: Numbers 14-16 deals with the same concept. People were not getting their way and were grumbling towards Moses and God. They were ready to go back to Egypt and into slavery. So they were punished. They would not be able to enter the land God had promised them. A little later, 3 dudes come to Moses complaining that he was being treated better than they were by God. They wanted to be equals. They were eventually swallowed by the earth for their sins.

Application: I am called to follow my leaders. It really doesn’t matter what I think about leadership styles, decisions, etc. If the men I follow love God, are seeking Him, and submitting to His leadership, then it doesn’t matter what happens because I am called to submission to them because they are in submission to God. It is a hard thing for anyone to follow a leader because most people enjoy control. But what pleases God? Joshua and Caleb pleased God. They did not grumble. They obeyed and followed the leader.

Prayer: God, you know my heart. Please give me a heart that is surrendered to following you and the leaders you have put in my life. I ask that you bless them and keep them safe today.