“TRUE PRIESTS of the Lord, PLEASE STAND UP–
WITHIN the House of God.”
Numbers 16
“Now Korah –the son of Izhar, (who is) the son of Kohath, (who is) the son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On –the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben –took men (and went out):
2 They rose up –before Moses (confronted him), with certain children of Israel –two hundred and fifty princes of the assembly, famous (folk) –in the congregation –men of renown:
Firstly, God is pointing out with the choice of wording here, that these men ‘know’ they are chosen, and well known to the ‘church,’ and they are considered –princes; this should set up the understanding of ‘stature of outward appearances’ here.
As we can only see what’s on the outside of these men’s lives, their ‘recognition’ as ‘significant’ in the House of the Lord –but not what’s going on ‘inside’ the men’s hearts, in purity unto the Lord –or lack thereof.
But we know –they are famous and treated as such.
3 They gathered themselves together –against Moses and against Aaron, and said to them…
‘You take too much upon you, seeing (that) all the (people of the) congregation are holy, every one of them, and the Lord is among them:
wherefore (why therefore) then do you LIFT UP YOURSELVES–ABOVE THE CONGREGATION–
of the Lord?
(These men are claiming Moses and Aaron are haughty and should not be treated as special; interesting, as that is what they are ‘known for.’
I wonder who is really working with God and his Holiness and Purity?)
4 And when Moses heard it –he fell upon his face:
That’s sadness and despair for what he knows this means –as they treat him thus; the Lord will not be pleased.
And the Lord must ‘keep his house in order.’
Moses hit his knees for these deceived and in-danger brethren –immediately, as it grieved both him and God, in their hearts.
5 He spoke to Korah and all his company, saying,
‘Even tomorrow, the Lord will show who are his (servants), and who is holy; and (he) will cause him to come near to him: him whom he has chosen –will he cause to come near to him.
6 Do THIS; Take you censers –
Korah and all his company;
7 Put fire there in (them), put incense in them –before (in front of) the Lord tomorrow: and it shall be that THE MAN– whom the Lord DOES CHOOSE –he shall be holy:
YOU– take too much upon you –you sons of Levi.’
That was a warning that they are ‘covetous’ for TOO MUCH ‘taking all roles on,’ of the Lord that are not allocated unto them, and –overstepping ‘boundaries.’
8 And Moses said to Korah…
‘Hear, I pray you, you sons of Levi:
9 Does it seem (just) a small thing to you, that the God of Israel has separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to himself to do the service of the tabernacle of the Lord –to stand before the congregation to minister to them?
Here, Moses is clearly telling them that God chose them to be in that temple, working unto and with God closely, and then to bring that to the people…
The intimate relationship’s ‘fruits of’ –to the people, in honesty and purity–
’DO YOU THINK THAT A ‘light’ PURPOSE?!’
He was already calling them out as ‘apostate’ and focused upon ‘self’ interests –like the majority of the congregants there, ouch!
10 He has brought you near to him (God), and all your brethren –the sons of Levi– with you: and you seek the priesthood also??
11 For which cause both you and all your company are gathered together against the Lord:
and what is (it you have against) Aaron, that you murmur against him??
(likely –jealousy and envy– for a ‘position.’)
12 Moses sent (out a) call to Dathan and Abiram
–the sons of Eliab: which said, ‘We will not come up:
13 Is it a small thing that you have brought us up out of a land that flows with milk and honey –to kill us in the wilderness, and you make yourself altogether a prince over us?
(that’s rich! Coming from them…)
14 Moreover, you have not brought us into a land that flows with milk and honey, or given us inheritance of fields and vineyards: will you put out the eyes of these men (so they cannot see where they are too)?
WE WILL NOT COME UP.’
Sheesh, the attitude; complaining about a thing that hasn’t even happened yet, a promise of where they are heading to, and yet the ‘church’ is fighting against the other ‘church’ members, which really means --they are fighting against God.
'Why do you kick against the pricks Saul?'
15 And Moses was very wroth, and he said to the Lord…
‘Respect not their offering: I have not taken one ass from them, nor have I hurt one of them.’
16 And Moses said to Korah…
‘You and all your company be before the Lord, YOU –and they, and Aaron –TOMORROW:
(Sounds like a duel; in truth, it is, but unto –different ‘gods’ –leaders of men.)
17 Take every man his censer, and put incense in them, and bring before the Lord every man with his censer, two hundred and fifty censers;
you also –and Aaron– each of you with his censer.
I am reminded here how God collects the aroma of the incense of his saints’ PRAYERS,
intimate communications between God and ‘man,’
and calls them
–odors, aromas or HOLY INCENSE
–unto the Lord himself;
and these ‘set apart’ men of God
are carrying ‘incense’ with ‘fire’
–unto the Lord, before him,
symbolically, too,
in the censers.
18 And they took every man his censer, and put fire in them, and laid incense thereon, and stood in the door of the tabernacle of the congregation –with Moses and Aaron.
(I see the fire as the Love of God, from us, and to us –which is his POWER, and the DOOR-to-the-Tabernacle of the Holy Father –Christ Jesus.)
19 And Korah gathered all the congregation against them –to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and the glory of the Lord appeared to all the congregation.
So NOW, they are calling God out personally, going to the Door of the Congregation –Jesus (symbolically), and demanding his presence –to point out who is ‘right’ here; this kind of stuff rarely ends well for the haughty, prideful, deceived folk –in the equation.
20 And the Lord spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,
*Note ‘God spoke’ to ‘Moses’ and ‘Aaron,’ this signifies whom he is ‘with,’ for he speaks not to his enemies, but only by, and through –his loyal ‘servants.’
21 ‘Separate yourselves from among this congregation, (so) that I may consume them in a moment.’
That’s our God.
God comes right out, speaks not to his rebellious or disobedient, looks Moses and Aaron in the heart and says,
‘Hey, I'm going to need you guys to get outta here, I’m fix’n to separate the goats and the sheep right now.’
Ouch!
And that’s WITHIN THE ‘CHURCH,’ and based upon,
what harvest are they sowing,
based upon…
WHICH THRONE and KINGDOM are they respecting/honoring–
themselves right now.
22 And they fell upon their faces, and said…
O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh –shall one man sin, and will you be wroth with all the congregation?
23 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
Again, showing Moses is his ‘man.’
24 ‘Speak to the congregation, saying –Get up (and out) from about the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.’
God called these out specifically by name, and told everyone else to get faaaa, faaaaaa away from them...
--not good.
25 And Moses rose up and went to Dathan and Abiram; and the elders of Israel –followed him.
26 He spoke to the congregation, saying…
‘Depart, I pray you (ask of you), from the tents of these wicked men, touch nothing of theirs –lest you (too) be consumed in all their sins.’
God just said, ‘Tell the people of the ‘church’ to GET AWAY FROM Dathan, Korah and Abiram, because I’m fixin to bring to them a harvest you do not want.
Also, TOUCH NOTHING OF THEIRS, or YOU too–
will suffer the same fate.’
Whoa; and we don't even read our bibles, by far and large in his 'proclaiming' people today.
These folks also believed they were 'just fine' in their conduct too --in the House of Lord.
Eeesh.
27 So they got up from (and left,) the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram –on every side (they left them): Dathan and Abiram –came out and stood in the door of their tents, (and with them) their wives, their sons and their little children.
28 And Moses said, ‘Hereby (this doing) you shall know that the Lord has sent me to do all these works; I have not done them of my own mind.
God’s words, God’s mind, God’s heart, expressed through the ‘servant’ –and a servant does not serve himself.
29 If these men die the common death of all men, or if they are visited after the visitation of all men (normally, timely, common deaths instead of a supernatural one God speaks of); then the Lord has not sent me.
30 But …
if the Lord makes (does) a new thing, and the earth opens her mouth, and swallows them up with all that pertains (belongs) to them, and they go down quickly into the pit…
Then you shall understand that these men have PROVOKED– the Lord.’
31 And it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking all these words –the ground clave asunder (gave way) that was under them:
32 And the earth opened her mouth –and swallowed them up, with their houses, and all the men that pertained to Korah (belonged to, and with), and all their goods.
33 They, and all that pertained to them –went down alive into the pit, and the earth closed upon them: and they perished –from among the congregation.
They were supernaturally swallowed up (because they challenged God and his other servants), when the earth opened up, swallowing them all + their stuff, and then CLOSED BACK UP OVER THE WICKED –who were ‘part of’ –the House of God (in proclamation);
He is just –and he does not take kindly to–
rebellion or dissension in his ranks.
34 And all of Israel that were round about them –fled at the cry of them: for they said–
‘Lest the earth swallow us up also!’
35 And there came out a fire from the Lord, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men –that offered incense.
Makes ya wonder what ‘odor’ they were giving off, in their so called ‘prayer life,’ which offers up, normally, a sweet aroma unto our God –if they were not actually hearing from God almighty holy and true, and being led by him –but of devils/self ??
36 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
37 Speak to Eleazar –son of Aaron the priest, have him take up the censers out of the burning (fire that consumed), and scatter the fire yonder; –for they are hallowed (the censer tools).
*Note God draws attention to ‘sacred, hallowed tools’ –but the men were destroyed– they –were not ‘hallowed tools’ –at the time; he has told me several times…
‘I have zero problem graduating ‘dirt-bodies, dirt-vessels’
from off this earth,
if they are hindering my kingdom,
my children and myself
–from ADVANCING in this realm,
for my glory
and
for my family.’
38 The censers –of these sinners against their own souls– make them broad plates for a covering of the altar: for they offered them before the Lord, therefore, they are hallowed: they shall be a sign to the children of Israel.’
Here he is saying,
‘I don’t want you all to ever forget what happened here today;’
I believe we all should be taking heed of this as well.
39 And Eleazar –the priest, took the brass censers, (those) they, that were burnt had offered –and they were made broad plates for a covering of the altar:
40 To be a memorial –to the children of Israel, that no stranger, which is not of the seed of Aaron, come near to offer incense before the Lord; that he be not as Korah, and as his company: as the Lord said –by the hand of (the submissive life of) Moses.
They have been made an example, that you ‘stay within your lane of service’ –
unto the Lord, and UNDER THE LORD’S LEADERSHIP–
that the Lord himself set us into –
not overstepping his grace.
41 But –on the morrow (oi –ONE DAY), all the congregation of the children of Israel –murmured against Moses and against Aaron,
(complaining, self centered preservation of self interest and disregard for God and his holiness –IN ONE DAY SINCE SEEING THE EARTH SWALLOW WICKED MEN!
This –is the state of man in his wicked ways, still yet)
saying,
‘You –have killed the people of the Lord!’
42 And, it came to pass –when the congregation was gathered against Moses and against Aaron, that they looked toward –the tabernacle of the congregation: and, behold –the cloud covered it, and the glory of the Lord appeared.
(Okay, here we go again, they acted a certain ‘way,’ and then God shows up again; and last time, he swallowed people and all their ‘stuff’ with them, alive, into the earth
–as an example.)
(Just recapping)
43 And Moses and Aaron came before the tabernacle of the congregation.
44 And the Lord spake to Moses, saying,
45 ‘Get you up from among (leave) this congregation,
(so) that I may consume them as in a moment.
And they fell upon their faces.’
That’s what I was saying; they already witnessed God react the way he did unto rebellion and a haughty nature, and yet –IN ONE DAY, they came at God with ‘that’ mess…
AGAIN...
ridiculous, and yet
common –in humans of disrespect.
46 And Moses said to Aaron…
‘Take a censer –put fire in it from off the altar, and put on incense (again reminding me of the sweetness of prayer communion unto God from a pure heart –priestly), and go quickly unto the congregation –make an atonement for them: for there is wrath gone out from the Lord;
The Plague –has begun.’
There is another ‘thing’ coming, that the enemy has already in workings, and it will be coming at us again, similarly like the ‘viral’ thing we fought off last time, but it’s been ‘honed.’
He brought this up to me this past week, when I asked him how much ‘death’ is truly coming.
So I am just warning y’all, that he said–
‘it’s nigh upon the door.’
But he said, ‘those with the blood applied to The Doorpost of their Heart thrones, will see 10,000 fall on either side of them –but they will prevail and overcome.’
Psalms 91, the secret place –is true connection, true intimacy, true reconciliation unto the Father –and living out of
–Christ Jesus and his Holy Spirit;
Stay there, and you will prevail:
with the Trinity–
the 3 ‘in’ 1.
47 Aaron took, as Moses commanded, and ran into the midst of the congregation; and, behold, the plague was begun among the people: and so –he put on incense, and made an atonement for the people.
~Intercessor~
48 He stood between –the dead and the living;
and the plague was stayed.
This, is what I am still praying for with us even now
–that the death, and departures–
will be ‘stayed,’ or ‘minimized’
–by the *holy intercessions of
a ‘godly’ breed of
--The Bride of Christ.
And if that is ‘not’ possible,
per God’s will of reaping that which was sown in personal harvest
–then I pray we will be ‘the first line of defense,’
that God said his ‘manifested ones’ will provide to a ‘dying’ world;
and that we will walk out ‘New Jerusalem’ living,
whilst still here in the old world--
–unredeemed fully yet--
as he said we will
fulfill Romans 8:19.
He told me he’s bringing them out soon:
His manifested, called, chosen and refined ones, that BURN WITH HIS HOLY FIRE inside of them
–after the Order of Melchizedek.
49 Now, those that died in the plague –were fourteen thousand and seven hundred beside them (in addition to the original with Korah and his company) that died about (concerning and joined with) the matter of Korah.
Even though God’s servant was able to ‘stay’ the plague,
it consumed thousands upon thousands of people,
before he could stop it from going further;
I have the same feeling for what it will take from us, even now,
in our current time period.
We will have to prove that we can ‘lay down’ and RID FROM OURSELVES –the workings of devils–
causing divisions, discord, suspicions and rivalries –
within our ‘body’ of members unto Christ
–and begin to UNIFY CHRIST IN EARTHen vessels.
50 Aaron returned to Moses, (and) to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and the plague was ‘stayed.’
I still see this as returning to ‘the man of God,’ who’s truly hearing from God and being led by his Spirit,
but also…
it says…
he RETURNED TO THE DOOR.
The DOOR– ‘of the Congregation.’
That is still God, through Christ Jesus, as he is the Door’way’
–back unto reconciliation to the Father;
all things COME THROUGH HIM.
And right here, ending this chapter we see, it’s a ‘type and shadow’ of what was to come.
And THE HOLY –RETURN TO THE HOLY MAN of GOD, and to
THE HOLY GOD HIMSELF
–in the end.
We MUST RETURN TO HIM, and to ‘holiness’
–or we risk it all unto destruction.
“May we all come together NOW, LORD JESUS, in UNITY and PURITY of the FAITH
–for ‘time to repent’ –
is running thin, for many.”
“The Lord is not slack concerning His promises, as some men count slackness, but he is long-suffering toward us, not willing that any should perish –
but that all should come to repentance.”
2 Peter 3:9
That means
–HE WISHES FOR ALL TO COME and KNOW HIM –
TRUTHFULLY, INDIVIDUALLY–
‘leaving your old ways and conduct behind,
GAINING A NEW SPIRIT WITHIN YOU,’
which would be ‘his’ now –
SAVING YOURSELF
–by accepting him into you,
and for you to find yourself –IN HIM.
For this –is how he brings you home in the end;
He will already be ‘with you’
–inside, and he will escort you home
–by HIS SPIRIT.
Much change is coming…
Some will be truly beautiful,
but most people will see a lot of tribulation;
He's calling us deeper now.
May we hear his ‘calm’, small voice
–by shutting the ‘voice of the world’ out --for good Lord,
and UNITE OURSELVES ‘truly’
–unto our Lord/*COMMANDER,
and Savior,
Creator
and
Father of ‘little lights.’
For his Kingdom is Coming!
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