After Moses
pointed out to Korah his “never enough” attitude and his rebellion against
God’s plan, do you think Korah repented?
Korah didn’t
repent, but it appears one of his ring leaders, a man named On, did. On was
mentioned in Numbers 16:1 as joining Korah in his opposition against Moses
(Numbers 16:1-2a “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 2 and rose up against Moses.”). However, it appears On may have repented because he isn’t
mentioned as one of the ones who suffered the consequences for the rebellion.
25 Moses got up and went to
Dathan and Abiram, and the elders of Israel followed him. 26 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.” 27 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.
On got a second chance. So did those
that might have been thinking about siding with Korah. They were given a
warning to stay back. Plus, even Korah, Dathan and Abiram were given several
opportunities to recognize their sin and repent (read all of Numbers 16).
God is the Judge. He does punish sin,
but He is also quick to forgive and extend grace and mercy when we sincerely
repent.
When God or someone else points out a
sin in your and my life, how do we respond? Do we acknowledge it, confess it
and ask for God’s help to love Him more fully by not sinning? Or, do we
continue in the sin, justifying it to ourselves and others? Will you and I take
God’s gift of second chances? Let’s also think of and thank God for the second
chances He has given to us in the past!
Next week we will find out what
happens to those who didn’t take the opportunity for a second chance and
stubbornly continued in rebellion…
Alice
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