(The view expressed in this blog are my own and should not be taken as inspired in any way.)
Numbers 16:41–50, “But on the morrow all the congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron, saying, Ye have killed the people of the LORD. And it came to pass, when the congregation was gathered against Moses and against Aaron, that they looked toward the tabernacle of the congregation: and, behold, the cloud covered it, and the glory of the LORD appeared. And Moses and Aaron came before the tabernacle of the congregation. And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Get you up from among this congregation, that I may consume them as in a moment. And they fell upon their faces. And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a censer, and put fire therein from off the altar, and put on incense, and go quickly unto the congregation, and make an atonement for them: for there is wrath gone out from the LORD; the plague is begun. And Aaron took as Moses commanded, and ran into the midst of the congregation; and, behold, the plague was begun among the people: and he put on incense, and made an atonement for the people. And he stood between the dead and the living; and the plague was stayed. Now they that died in the plague were fourteen thousand and seven hundred, beside them that died about the matter of Korah. And Aaron returned unto Moses unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and the plague was stayed.”
There had been a great rebellion in Israel. They tried to overthrown the leaders that the Lord had chosen for them. The Lord intervened and punished the people who rebelled against Him. However, the rest of the people weren’t content to accept that the Lord was in control of their circumstances. They actually committed treason. Much earlier in the earth’s history the Lord established human government. We know that all governments, whether good or bad, are set up by the Lord (see Rom 13:1–6 “Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation. For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same: For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil. Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake. For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God’s ministers, attending continually upon this very thing.”) We should remember that we always get the national government that we deserve. If a nation is evil they will get an evil government even if there are some good people in the Land. The Lord had established Moses as the Israeli leader at that time and the nation had to be purified rather than allowing them to have the evil government that some people wanted. The Lord was still determined to bring Israel, as a nation, into the Promised Land, whether they liked it or not. Moses understood the Lord’s plan and prayed that Israel be saved from their sin.
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