Today we are reading Numbers 14. In this chapter we read about rebellion against God. “Then all the congregation raised a loud cry, and the people wept that night. And all the people of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron. The whole congregation said to them, “Would that we had died in the land of Egypt! Or would that we had died in this wilderness! Why is the Lord bringing us into this land, to fall by the sword? Our wives and our little ones will become a prey. Would it not be better for us to go back to Egypt?” And they said to one another, “Let us choose a leader and go back to Egypt.” And the men whom Moses sent to spy out the land, who returned and made all the congregation grumble against him by bringing up a bad report about the land— the men who brought up a bad report of the land—died by plague before the Lord. Of those men who went to spy out the land, only Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh remained alive.” Numbers 14:1-4, 36-38 ESV It is never a good thing to rebel against God! Here is the hard part, if you rebel against God’s servant, you are rebelling against God. How can you help maintain the peace and blessings of your ministry community? How should you react when you hear criticism of those God has placed in authority over you? Blessed are the peacemakers! Pastor Tim
