Beware of Pride!

Beware of Pride!

The story of the rebellion of Korah is recorded in Numbers 16.  Korah was the oldest son of Izhar, who was the son of Kothath of the tribe of Levi. Korah, then, was of the same tribe as Moses and Aaron. He led a rebellion against Moses and Aaron, accusing them of exalting themselves above the congregation of the Lord. Korah was not alone in his charge. He gathered 250 other men to challenge Moses’ authority as well: “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?”. Obviously, Korah thought that he could do a better job leading the people than Moses was doing. But by leading this revolt against God’s divinely appointed leaders, Korah was actually revolting against God (Numbers 16:11). Moses proposed a test to prove the source of his authority. Korah and his followers did not pass the test, and God opened up the earth and swallowed the rebels, their families, and all their possessions. Furthermore, “fire came out from the LORD” and consumed the other 250 men who were party to Korah’s rebellion. The rest of the Israelites were terrified and fled .

The following day, instead of being convinced that God had appointed Moses and Aaron, the congregation began complaining that they had “killed the LORD’s people.” For this act of rebellion, God threatened to destroy the whole congregation and sent a plague among them. However, Moses and Aaron interceded for the rebels and averted a complete catastrophe. In the end, 14,700 Israelites had died .

Lesson to be Learnt:

1.       At times our pride makes us do foolish mistakes. So we have to pray each and every time not to become proud.  It was well known to the people of Israel that Moses was appointed by God to lead them to the promised land but they rebelled against him  and made God very angry.

2.      Hence we must always pray that we shouldn’t become too proud of ourselves. Because the bible says that pride goes before destruction.

Proverbs 16:18

(Hindi) विनाश से पहिले गर्व, और ठोकर खाने से पहिले घमण्ड होता है।

(Kan) ನಾಶನಕ್ಕೆ ಮುಂದಾಗಿ ಗರ್ವ ಹೋಗು ತ್ತದೆ; ಬೀಳುವಿಕೆಯ ಮುಂಚೆ ಜಂಬದ ಮನಸ್ಸು.

(Mal) നാശത്തിന്നു മുമ്പെ ഗര്‍വ്വം; വീഴ്ചകൂ മുമ്പെ ഉന്നതഭാവം.

(MKJV)  Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

(Tamil OV)  அழிவுக்கு முன்னானது அகந்தை; விழுதலுக்கு முன்னானது மனமேட்டிமை.

(Telugu)  నాశనమునకు ముందు గర్వము నడచును. పడిపోవుటకు ముందు అహంకారమైన మనస్సు నడచును