No Loyal to his Position & Covet Great Power, be Judged to Destruction

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No Loyal to his Position & Covet Great Power, be Judged to Destruction

성경말씀: 민수기 16-17장

Scripture Reading: Numbers 16-17

“레위의 증손 고라와 르우벤 자손 다단과 아비람과 벨렛의 아들 온이 당을 짓고, 이스라엘의 지휘관 250명과 함께. 모세와 아론을 거슬리되 회중이 다 거룩하고 여호와께서도 그들 중에 계시거늘 너희가 어찌하여 여호와의 총회 위에 스스로 높이느냐(16:1-3)” 하며 반역이 일어났지만, “모세가 듣고 엎드렸다가, 고라와 무리에게 아침에 여호와께서 자기에게 속한 자와, 거룩한 자가 누구인지 보이시고 가까이 나아오게 하시리니, 고라와 모든 무리는, 내일 여호와 앞에서 향로에 불을 담고 향을 두라 여호와께서 택하신 자는 거룩하게 되리라 레위 자손들아 너희가 너무 분수에 지나치느니라(16:4-7)” 하였듯, 맞서지 말고 진리로 깨우치며 하나님께 맡겨야 되기 때문에, “모세가 고라에게 레위 자손들아 들으라. 하나님이 이스라엘 회중에서 너희를 구별하여 여호와의 성막에서 봉사하게 하시며 회중을 대신하여 섬기게 하심이 작은 일이냐, 너희가 제사장의 직분을 구하느냐, 여호와를 거스르는도다 아론이 어떠한 사람이기에 너희가 그를 원망하느냐(16:8-11)” 하였습니다.

Any leader of the Christians, never be oppose to his followers, even if those who work together will be conspire against to him as Korah, Dathan, Abiram, and On, conspired to rebel against to Moses the servant of God the Almighty, as “Korah son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and certain Reubenites-Dathan and Abiram, sons of Eliab, and On, son of Peleth-became insolent, and rose up against Moses. With them were 250 Israelite men, well-known community leaders who had been appointed members of the council. They came as a group to oppose Moses and Aaron and said to them, “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 (16:1-3)” Instead, He must awaken to them with the truth and leave them to God, as “When Moses heard this, he fell facedown. Then he said to Korah and all his followers: “In the morning the Lord will show who belongs to him and who is holy, and he will have that person come near him. The man he chooses he will cause to come near him. You, Korah, and all your followers are to do this: Take censers, and tomorrow put fire and incense in them before the Lord. The man the Lord chooses will be the one who is holy. You Levites have gone too far (16:4-7)” That’s why the Scripture of today said it to us, as “Moses also said to Korah, ‘Now listen you Levites. Isn’t it enough for you that the God of Israel has separated you from the rest of the Israelite community and brought you near himself to do the work at the Lord’s tabernacle and to stand before the community and minister to them? He has brought you and all your fellow Levites near himself, but now you are trying to get the priesthood too. It is against the Lord that you and all your followers have banded together. Who is Aaron that you should grumble against him (16:8-11)”

그러면 “모세가 다단과 아비람을 부르러 사람을 보냈지만, 우리는 올라가지 않겠노라. 네가 우리를 젖과 꿀이 흐르는 땅에서 이끌어 내어 광야에서 죽이려 함이 작은 일이기에 왕이 되려 하느냐, 우리를 젖과 꿀이 흐르는 땅으로 인도하지도 아니하고 밭도 포도원도 주지 아니하니 사람들의 눈을 빼려느냐 올라가지 아니하겠노라(16:12-14)” 하였듯, 악한 영에 사로잡힌 자들이 억지를 부리게 되지만, “모세가 심히 노하여 여호와께 주는 그들의 헌물을 돌아보지 마옵소서 나는 그들의 나귀 한 마리도 빼앗지 아니하였고 해하지 아니하였나이다(16:15)” 하였듯, 하나님께 맡기면, “너의 무리는 아론과 함께 내일, 제각기 향로를 들고 향을 얹고 여호와 앞으로 가져오라. 그들이 제각기 향로를 가져다가 불을 담고 향을 얹고 모세와 아론과 더불어 회막 문에 서니라. 고라가 회중을 모아 놓고 두 사람을 대적하려 하매 여호와의 영광이 나타나셨고, 여호와께서 모세와 아론에게, 회중에게서 떠나라 내가 순식간에 그들을 멸하려 하노라(16:16-20)” 하였듯, 하나님께서 처리하시지만, “두 사람이 엎드려 하나님이여 모든 생명의 하나님이여 한 사람이 범죄하였거늘 온 회중에게 진노하시나이까(16:21)” 하였듯, 원수까지 사랑하며 중보해야 올바른 믿음이란 뜻입니다.

Then, those who are possessed by evil spirits will become stubborn, as “Then Moses summoned Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab. But they said, ‘We will not come. Isn’t it enough that you have brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honey to kill us in the desert? And now you also want to lord it over us? Moreover, you haven’t brought us into a land flowing with milk and honey or given us an inheritance of fields and vineyards. Will you gouge out the eyes of these men? No, we will not come (16:12-14)” But, at that time, if leave them to God, as “Then Moses became very angry and said to the Lord, ‘Do not accept their offering. I have not taken so much as a donkey from them, nor have I wronged any of them (16:15)” God will surely judge them, as “Moses said to Korah, ‘You and all your followers are to appear before the Lord tomorrow-you and they and Aaron. Each man is to take his censer and put incense in it-250 censers in all-and present it before the Lord. You and Aaron are to present your censers also. So, each man took his censer, put fire and incense in it, and stood with Moses and Aaron at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. When Korah had gathered all his followers in opposition to them at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, the glory of the Lord appeared to the entire assembly. The Lord said to Moses and Aaron (16:16-20)” Even so, you must love and intercede for even your rebellious enemies to become a leader of the right faith, as “Separate yourselves from this assembly so I can put an end to them at once (16:21)”

그러면 여호와께서, “회중에게 고라와 다단과 아비람의 장막에서 떠나라 하라(16:24)” 하셨으므로, “모세가 회중에게 악인들의 장막에서 떠나고 물건은 만지지 말라 그들의 죄중에서 너희도 멸망할까 두려워하노라 하였고, 무리가 고라와 다단과 아비람의 장막에서 떠나고 다단과 아비람은 처자와 유아들과 함께 장막 문에 선지라. 모세가 여호와께서 나를 보내사 이 모든 일을 행하게 하신 것이요 임의로 함이 아닌 줄을 알리라. 이들의 죽음과 당하는 벌이 모든 사람과 같으면 여호와께서 나를 보내심이 아니거니와 땅이 입을 열어 이들과 소유물을 삼켜 산 채로 스올에 빠지게 하시면 여호와를 멸시한 것인 줄을 너희가 알리라(16:26-30)” 모세가 선포하였고, “땅이 입을 열어 집과 고라에게 속한 모든 사람과 재물을 삼키매, 산 채로 스올에 빠지며 땅이 덮이니 망하니라. 이스라엘이 그들의 부르짖음을 듣고 도망하며 땅이 우리도 삼킬까 두렵다 하였고, 여호와께로부터 불이 나와서 분향하는 250명을 살랐듯(16:32-35)” 순종하는 사람을 통해 선포되는 말씀을 따라 역사하시는 하나님이십니다.

Then, the Lord, the God of Almighty said to Moses, as “Say to the assembly, ‘Move away from the tents of Korah, Dathan and Abiram (16:24)” And the Moses proclaimed to the whole Israelites, as “He warned the assembly, ‘Move back from the tents of these wicked men. Do not touch anything belonging to them, or you will be swept away because of all their sins. So, they moved away from the tents of Korah, Dathan and Abiram. Dathan and Abiram had come out and were standing with their wives, children and little ones at the entrances to their tents. Then Moses said, ‘This is how you will know that the Lord has sent me to do all these things and that it was not my idea: If these men die a natural death and experience only what usually happens to men, then the Lord has not sent me. But if the Lord brings about something totally new, and the earth opens its mouth and swallows them, with everything that belongs to them, and they go down alive into the grave, then you will know that these men have treated the Lord with contempt (16:26-30)” And as God judged with destruction, we grow in bold faith as we experience God’s faithful grace that carries out His words through those who obey, as “The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them, with their households and all Korah’s men and all their possessions. They went down alive into the grave, with everything they owned; the earth closed over them, and they perished and were gone from the community. At their cries, all the Israelites around them fled, shouting, ‘The earth is going to them fled, shouting, ‘The earth is going to swallow us too. And fire came out the Lord and consumed the 250 men who were offering the incense (16:32-35)”

그래서, “여호와께서 모세에게, 제사장 아론의 아들 엘르아살에게 명령하여 향로의 불을 다른 곳에 쏟으라. 사람들은 범죄하여 생명을 해하였거니와 향로를 여호와 앞에 드렸으므로 거룩하게 되었나니 향로를 쳐서 제단을 싸는 철판을 만들라 이스라엘 자손에게 표가 되리라 하신지라. 제사장 엘르아살이 불탄 자들이 드렸던 놋 향로를 쳐서 제단을 싸서, 이스라엘 자손의 기념물이 되게 하였으니 아론 자손이 아닌 다른 사람은 여호와 앞에 분향하지 못하게 함이며 고라의 무리와 같이 되지 않게 하기 위함이라 여호와께서 명령하신 대로 하였더라(16:36-40)” 증거하는 하나님의 섭리와 능력을 보고 경험했습니다.

So, that God showed and experienced His faithful providence and amazing power to his people Israelites, as “The Lord said to Moses, ‘Tell Eleazar son of Aaron, the priest, to take the censers out of the smoldering remains and scatter the coals some distance away, for the censers are holy-the censers of the men who sinned at the cost of their lives. Hammer the censers into sheets to overlay the altar, for they were presented before the Lord and have become holy. Let them be a sign to the Israelites. So, Eleazar the priest collected the bronze censers brought by those who had been burned up, and he had them hammered out to overlay the altar, as the Lord directed him through Moses. This was to remind the Israelites that no one except a descendant of Aaron should come to burn incense before the Lord, or he would come to burn incense before the Lord, or he would become like Korah and his followers (16:36-40)”

그럼에도 불구하고, “이튿날 이스라엘 자손이 너희가 여호와의 백성을 죽였도다 원망하며, 모세와 아론을 칠 때에 구름이 회막을 덮었고 여호와의 영광이 나타났더라. 모세와 아론이 회막 앞에 이르매, 여호와께서, 회중에게서 떠나라 내가 순식간에 그들을 멸하려 하노라 하시매 두 사람이 엎드리니라. 모세가 아론에게 향로에 제단의 불을 담고 향을 피워 급히 회중에게로 가서 속죄하라 여호와께서 진노하셨으므로 염병이 시작되었음이니라. 아론이 모세의 명령을 따라 향로를 가지고 회중에게로 달려가서 백성을 위하여 속죄하고, 죽은 자와 산 자 사이에 섰을 때에 염병이 그치니라. 고라의 일로 죽은 자 외에 염병에 죽은 자가 만 4,700명이었듯(16:41-49)” 사람들은 징계와 심판에서 교훈을 얻지 못하고 끊임없이 불평하고 원망하는 죄에 빠지고 징계와 심판을 받게 됩니다.

Nevertheless, peoples are could not learn from the discipline and judgement, but fall into sins of constantly complaining and resenting to God by original sin and curses of their flesh to be discipline and judgement, as “The next day the whole Israelite community grumbled against Moses and Aaron. ‘You have killed the Lord’s people, they said. But when the assembly gathered in opposition to Moses and Aaron and turned toward the Tent of Meeting, suddenly the could covered it and the glory of the Lord appeared. Then Moses and Aaron went to the front of the Tent of Meeting, and the Lord said to Moses, ‘Get away from this assembly so I can put an end to them at once. And they fell facedown. Then Moses said to Aaron, ‘Take your censer and put incense in it, along with fire from the altar, and hurry to the assembly to make atonement for them. Wrath has come out from the Lord; the plague has started. So, Aaron did as Moses said, and ran into the midst of the assembly. The plague had the midst of the assembly. The plague had already started among the people, but Aaron offered the incense and made atonement for them. He stood between the living and the dead, and the plague stopped. But 14,700 people died from the plague, in addition to those who had died because of Korah (16:41-49)”

그런 죄인들까지 사랑하며 죄에 빠지지 않고 올바른 믿음으로 구원을 얻게 하시려고, “이스라엘 조상의 가문을 따라 모든 지휘관에게서 지팡이 열둘을 취하고 이름을 지팡이에 쓰되, 레위의 지팡이에는 아론의 이름을 쓰라. 지팡이를 내가 너희와 만나는 증거궤 앞에 두라. 내가 택한 자의 지팡이에는 싹이 나리니 이스라엘 자손이 원망하는 말을 그치게 하리라(17:2-5)” 가르치셨고, “모세가 이스라엘 자손에게 말하매 지휘관들이 지팡이 하나씩을 주었으니. 모세가 증거의 장막 여호와 앞에 두었듯(17:7)” 순종하게 하셨습니다.

For God loved such sinners and constantly taught them to realize their sins, repent, and attain salvation through the right faith in Christ Jesus, as “Speak to the Israelites and get twelve staffs from them, one from the leader of each of their ancestral tribes. Write the name of each man on his staff. On the staff of Levi write Aaron’s name, for there must be one staff for the head of each ancestral tribe. Place them in the Tent of Meeting in front of the testimony, where I meet with you. The staff belonging to the man I choose will sprout, and I will rid myself of this constant grumbling against you by the Israelites (17:2-5)” And leads them to obeying faith, as “Moses placed the staffs before the Lord in the Tent of the Testimony (17:7)”

그래서, “이튿날 모세가 증거의 장막에 들어간 즉 아론의 지팡이에 움이 돋고 꽃이 피어서 살구 열매가 열렸더라. 모세가 지팡이를 여호와 앞에서 가져오매 그들이 보고 자기 지팡이를 집어들었더라. 여호와께서 아론의 지팡이는 증거궤 앞에 간직하여 반역의 표징이 되게 하여 원망을 그치고 죽지 않게 할지니라. 모세가 여호와께서 자기에게 명령하신 대로 하였더라(17:8-11)” 증거하며 가르치지만, “이스라엘 자손이 모세에게 우리는 죽고 망하게 되었나이다. 여호와의 성막에 가까이 나아가는 자마다 죽으니 우리가 다 망하여야 하리이까(17:12-13)” 하였듯, 끊임없이 불평하고 원망하는 죄에 빠지는 것이 사람이므로, 육신의 욕망에 속아 분수를 지키지 못하고 더 큰 지위와 권세를 탐내다가 고라처럼 멸망의 심판을 받지 말고, 이스라엘 군중들처럼 불평하고 원망하다 징계를 받지 말고, 겸손하게 맡기고 순종하여, 겸손한 자를 사랑하시는 임마누엘 하나님 은혜와 사랑과 능력 안에서 그리스도 복음의 진리를 전하며 보증을 받고 구원 얻어야 합니다. 여러분 모두 그처럼 올바른 믿음 되기를 예수 그리스도의 이름으로 간절히 축복하며 기도합니다. 아멘.

So, that God testifies and teaches with his infinite powers, as “The next day Moses entered the Tent of the Testimony and saw that Aaron’s staff, which represented but had budded, blossomed and produced almonds. Then Moses brought out all the staffs from the Lord’s presence to all the Israelites. They looked at them, and each man took his own staff. The Lord said to Moses, ‘Put back Aaron’s staff in front of the Testimony, to be kept as a sign to the rebellious. This will put an end to their grumbling against me, so that they will not die. Moses did just as the Lord commanded him (17:8-11)” Yet, it is human nature to fall into the sin of constantly complaining and resenting, as “The Israelites said to Moses, ‘We will die. We are lost, we are all lost. Anyone who even comes near the tabernacle of the Lord will die. Are we all going to die (17:12-13)” Therefore, we should not be deceived by the desires of the flesh, fail to keep our place, and covet a greater and higher position, and thus be judged to destruction like Korah. We should not grumble and complain like the crowds of Israelites, and thus be disciplined. Instead, we must entrust ourselves to God and obey Him, who very loves to humble believers, and preach the truth of the gospel of Christ Jesus in the grace, love and power of the Immanuel God until death, then you will surely be obtain salvation through the guaranteed faith. I pray and plead for you, you must have as that right and worthy faith in Christ Jesus all. Amen.