Speaking for God

November 14, 2007

Jude 1:11 ISV
(11) How terrible it will be for them! For they followed the path of Cain, rushed headlong into Balaam's error to make a profit, and destroyed themselves in Korah's rebellion.

Many people will not be familiar with the third member of our trio. Korah is found in Numbers 16. He is a descendant of Levi, but not of the priestly tribe. He comes to Moses with about 250 other men. He tells Moses that Moses is not the only one that can hear from God because the whole tribe is Holy. Moses did not try to resolve the problem himself, He let God help him. He basically told Korah to have his gang meet with him in the morning outside God's tent. God would answer who was to be the one to speak for God.

Well the next day Moses said if he Moses was the only one to speak for God, these men would not have a natural death, otherwise, if they lived, they could speak for God. God answered by opening the ground and swallowing them whole as well as their families.

Korah wanted to be able to speak for God, but he did not want to pay the cost that Moses had to pay. In the end, he wound up being buried alive.

I find it funny sometimes in talking to people who say they are called into the ministry. They want to rush out and go to Bible school. I will try to talk to them about some things in the Bible and they have never heard of it. I ask them about their Bible reading plan, have they read the whole Bible. A lot of time they have not. I know that the ministry will wind up swallowing them alive if they continue with their plans. You can not claim to speak for God if you do not know His word.