16:12-15
While Om was mentioned at the start of the chapter, that is his only mention, and Korah, Dathan and Abiram are the main instigators. They are in absolute rebellion, even refusing to come to speak with Moses. We then get their reasons. They “blame” Moses for bringing them up out of Egypt, and even blame him for not taking them into the Promised Land. They neglect to remember that the reason they are not in the Promised Land is because they refused to enter! It was literally a case of “you take a horse to water but you can’t make it drink”. We need to realise that the arguments of rebels will never be logically consistent. Moses was very angry and called on God not to receive any of their offerings.
16:16-19
Despite their refusal to come, Moses sets a time for them to come and stand before the Tent of Meeting with Aaron and himself. Moses is entrusting the matter to God. They were to bring their censers with them, so that offerings could be made to the Lord, and the Lord could judge the matter. Korah appeared at the Tent, along with the rebels he had amassed. “And the glory of the Lord appeared to all the congregation”. It would seem that virtually all of Israel was onside with the rebellion. The kingdom is not run on democratic lines!
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