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Q4. (Numbers 17) What was the root cause of Korah's rebellion? Which of their accusations were true or partially true? Why is challenging the authority of a spiritual leader so dangerous to the challengers? How is intercession for a sinful people such an important part of a leader's job?

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1 What was the root cause of Korah's rebellion?

PRIDE.

They might have waited for this moment,when to their estimation they have the right number of people to overthrow Moses.They might have been thinking that,with their sheer number,the favor of the Lord will be on their side..

In Chapter 15,we haven

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Numbers 17) What was the root cause of Korah's rebellion? PRIDE AND JEALOUSY

Which of their accusations were true or partially true? THE LEVEL OF PRIESTHOOD

Why is challenging the authority of a spiritual leader so dangerous to the challengers? THEY ARE CHALLENGING GOD HIMSELF.

How is intercession for a sinful people such an important part of a leader's job? THEY DON'T KNOW GOD LIKE THE LEADER KNOWS GOD. THEY CAN DISCERN WHO IS SINCERELY MISLED AND WHO IS INSINCERELY REBELLIOUS.

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Q4. (Numbers 17) What was the root cause of Korah's rebellion?

Feeling set apart from the others caused him to demand equal power and recognition.

Which of their accusations were true or partially true? They were a set apart people, a holy people planned by God but God had included all of them in this. Korah wasn't seeing that. He was just seeing the differences of their positions.

Why is challenging the authority of a spiritual leader so dangerous to the challengers? 

When you challange the authority of a spiritual leader that God put into place you are actually challanging God's decisions. You are challanging God Himself.

How is intercession for a sinful people such an important part of a leader's job? 

It keeps a leader in a right state of heart and focused on what God's heart or intentions are in a situation. Intercession pleads for the mercy of God in the lives of a people who are not walking correctly.  

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lesson 8: Q4

A. Pride and arrogance was the root cause for korah's rebellion. He desired the position God has not given him.

B. The accusation against Moses Tha was partially true was that God has consecrated all Israelites.

C. Challenging spiritual authority is dangerous to the challenger, because whenever anyone challenges spiritual authority such person is indirectly challenging God. And no can prevail against God.

D. Without timely intercession from leaders many followers will be destroyed in Gods wrath.

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Q4. (Numbers 17)

What was the root cause of Korah's rebellion?

Which of their accusations were true or partially true?

Why is challenging the authority of a spiritual leader so dangerous to the challengers?

How is intercession for a sinful people such an important part of a leader's job?

The root cause was jealousy.  The Levites had been given certain responsibilities and then among the Levites , Aaron and his descendants had been given the role of priests.  

Korah and his group complained  that everyone was the same.  The Lord was among them all. This was so, but God had allocated to certain persons certain duties to be fulfilled.  

The complainers added that Moses had taken on himself the choice of who was to take the role of priests.  Or who was to perform which duty.  They felt that they too could perform those duties.  They were questioning the fact that God had given Moses these instructions.  

When God has allocated the roles then it is dangerous to challenge the authority of the leader because it is actually challenging God  directly.  

It is very important because a little murmuring and complaining quickly spreads through the ranks.  When not taking out that 'rotting'  or  not dealing with it, it then gives the impression that everyone is in favour with it.

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