Numbers 16:12-14
12 Moses sent for Dathan and Abiram sons of Eliab; but they said, ‘We will not come! 13Is it too little that you have brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honey to kill us in the wilderness, that you must also lord it over us? 14It is clear you have not brought us into a land flowing with milk and honey, or given us an inheritance of fields and vineyards. Would you put out the eyes of these men? We will not come!’
When the Israelites leave captivity in Egypt, the land they enter leaves much to be desired in their mind -- as does the leadership of Moses and Aaron. The people whine, a lot, and they seem convinced that the land is not as Moses has promised. What the people seem to forget, however, is that it's not really about Moses and Aaron.
The Lord speaks to Moses repeatedly, giving him the message for the people that this land is land that the Lord is giving unto the people. It's a pretty common human mistake, I think, to forget that the Lord is speaking. What ends up happening to the band of folks who have turned away from listening to God's word? In verse 31 and beyond we learn that the earth actually opened up and swallowed them with all of their households and goods. The land around us might not appear to be flowing with milk or honey, and we might feel that we'll die in this wilderness, but it's always a good reminder to listen to the Lord.
Peace,
Pastor Jenn
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