The story of Dathan, Abiram, and Korah is a divine warning. These men were respected leaders who allowed pride and entitlement to cloud their hearts. They opposed Moses and Aaron, but Scripture makes it clear that this was not just a rebellion against men but it was rebellion against the...

The rebellion of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram wasn’t just a personal decision, it was a generational crisis. In their pride and defiance, they rose against the authority God had established through Moses. But what followed was no ordinary judgment: the earth itself opened and swallowed them and their households, a...

To usurp means to take a position of power or authority improperly. Korah, Dathan, and Abiram were not seeking to please God. They were discontent and grumbling. They were trying to usurp leadership positions they had not been given but were jealous for, and they wanted material gain. This was...

Korah and his followers were not ordinary Israelites, they were Levites, chosen and set apart by God for service. Yet instead of walking in gratitude and submission, they allowed pride to distort their perspective. They began to despise the very honor God had given them and sought positions of greater...

In this passage, Korah and his men murmured against Moses and Aaron. They took their eyes off of what God had selectively appointed them to (which was an honored place of intimacy with Him). Instead, they coveted another man’s calling and created a wedge of division amongst the congregation. Deception...