"Assembled…"

August 1, 2014

“Assembled…”

Blessings folk!

The conflict and encounter begins to intensify.

It is amazing how defiant Korah and the men were.
They followed the suggestion of Moses, a tacit acknowledgement that God had instructed. Yet, they defy God.

Did they really think this would end well for them?
We will see later.
For now…

Numbers 16:16-19
16 And Moses said to Korah, “Be present, you and all your company, before the Lord, you and they, and Aaron, tomorrow.
17 And let every one of you take his censer and put incense on it, and every one of you bring before the Lord his censer, 250 censers; you also, and Aaron, each his censer.”
18 So every man took his censer and put fire in them and laid incense on them and stood at the entrance of the tent of meeting with Moses and Aaron.
19 Then Korah assembled all the congregation against them at the entrance of the tent of meeting. And the glory of the Lord appeared to all the congregation.


Korah and his company were getting the desire of their hearts.
They were to perform the role of priests...they thought.
Though they were not called to such, they had demanded it of Moses.
The Lord told Moses what to do.
Moses told them.

The scene is set.
Moses and Aaron.
Korah and the assembled congregation of his men, opposite the entrance to the tent of meeting.
The glory of the Lord appears…

We will see what occurs tomorrow…

For today….

Man has alway desired to approach God in the way man wants, not in the way God designed.
Cain did it. Murder was the outcome.
Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, did and created an entire perversion of worship - the Northern Kingdom of Israel.
Many within the professing Body of Christ today do likewise.
We come to worship, yet our hearts stand in firm defiance of God.
We come to worship, yet we hold ill will against our brother.
We come to worship, yet we do so in the manner of man and not in the Way of God.

The Lord commands and makes clear that we are to worship Him in Spirit and Truth.
Anything not of the Spirit is false worship.
Anything not of the Truth is a lie...and liars will not inherit the Kingdom of God.

Worship the Lord in the simplicity of the Spirit and Truth.