Hey Bible readers, I'm Tara Lee Cobble and I'm your host for the Bible Recap.

Cora was a co-a-thite, the clan of Levites assigned to guard the holy vessels.

Today he and three Reubenites, his next-door neighbors in the encampment, conspired against Moses and

Aaron.

Even with the incredible access had been given to the presence of God and the person of God,

Cora was not satisfied with his calling. He wanted more power and more influence.

He rallies 250 people to be on his side in a military coup, perhaps hoping that by

raising up another leader they could avoid the consequences God handed

down yesterday. 38 more years in the wilderness.

Cora argues that as God's chosen family they all have been set apart so they all should

be able to do the things Moses and Aaron do. And while they all do have that specific kind of

holiness or set apartness, they don't have the priestly set apartness.

Cora and his people were disrespecting God's appointment of these priests.

Moses accuses Cora of being entitled and ungrateful, and he proposes a challenge to Corin and his companions.

Okay rebels, come offer your incense and see how it goes.

Two of the main rebels, Daithin and Abirin, refused to come at at Moses request. This isn't because they

realize they've gone too far and are trying to backtrack. This is basically

them saying, you're not the boss of me. They accuse Moses of bringing them out of a land flowing with milk and

honey, which in case it wasn't obvious, is not what Moses brought them out of. He

brought them out of slavery. The land flowing with milk and honey has always been God's language in referring to Canaan.

Once again, they've romanticized and idealized the past.

They remember their bondage fondly. Not only that, but they were among those who refused to

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