Day 39

Dec 9: Numbers 16-18
God uses all of us in different ways. Just because we aren't pastors or leaders of the church doesn't mean that he can't do great things through us.
In chapter 16, there is a Levite named Korah who leads a charge against Moses asking him why he is in charge of the Israelites and even the Levites. It seems like he's jealous that he is being told what to do by another man that has more communication with God than he does. Instead of being content with his position already which is to help out with the tabernacle, Korah seeks out more, most likely to fill his own pride. Him and 250 others feel the same way. God is angered by this and splits open the earth and swallows those men and their households.
There shouldn't be any jealousy at all while serving God's kingdom. If there is, you're not really serving God, you're serving yourself which is what it seems Korah and his followers did. God has different purposes for all of us. We can't all be leaders. God gives leaders certain qualities they need, and others different qualities that leaders may not have. If we seek Him out with a genuine heart to serve, with a heart that truly loves God, He will obviously find ways to use us and we should be thrilled that he does. I pray that God will find my strengths and give me a way to use them to glorify his name.