Mine, Mine, Mine

MINE, MINE, MINE Text: Numbers 16:1-35

Ill: Bill Cosby—Joke about kids fighting over a toy---“Mine, Mine, Mine” ---“I don’t care about justice, I Just Want Peace”

Unfortunately, that’s the attitude many churches have today,

They just want peace regardless the cost. (compromise)

Folks, When rebels raise their ugly heads their will be no peace until they are dealt with by God and God’s people.

SAUL’S REBELLION I Samuel 15: 22 – 23

1. Operated outside his anointing, He was a King not a Priest

2. Disobedience – incomplete obedience is disobedience

You can’t gain with sacrifice what you loose• through disobedience

3. Concerned more about his position than his rebellion

He didn’t want to loose face in front of his men. That meant more to him than his sin.

4. He forfeited the call because of rebellion

• God will not allow rebellion to remain He must remove it God’s anointed man David remains

MIRIAM AND AARON’S REBELLION Numbers 12: 1-14

1. They also operated outside their anointing – and made themselves Moses’ judge.

2. They challenged Moses’ authority

3. God will not allow rebellion to remain

4. His presence is lifted, the rebellion is judged and ministry is halted

Numbers 16: 1- 50 – KORAH’S REBELLION

In light of all this let’s pick up reading in Numbers 16: 1

I. THEIR RESISTANCE Vs. 1-3

A. They resisted their Own Ministry—desired more

B. They resisted Moses Ministry —with numbers v. 2

C. They resisted God’s Chosen Man v. 3a

D. They resisted God-given Authority v. 3b

II. MOSES INTERCESSION AND REPLY Vs. 4-14

A. What’s The Man Of God Do? He Goes to God v.4

B. He Challenges Them v. 6-7

C. He Rebukes Them v. 9-11

III. THEIR RIGIDNESS v. 12- 14

A. Moses Tries To Make Peace—They would not v.12

B. They Belittled The Miracles, God had used Moses 13a

C. They Accused Moses of Being A Dictator v. 13b

D. They Accused Moses of Being Unsuccessful v. 14

E. Moses Pleads With the Lord v. 15

IV. THE RULING v. 16-33

A. God Will Choose ---a challenge is made v. 16-19

B. God is Going To Kill Them ALL

C. God Instructs His Man v. 20-21

D. God’s Man Has Compassion on His Enemies v. 22

E. God Separates the Righteous From Rebellious 23-27

F. God Establishes His Man for the Congregation 28-30

G. God Removed the Rebels ALL OF THEM v. 31-33

Conclusion: Don’t Rebel Against God,

Don’t Rally with the Rebels against God’s Word,

Don’t rally with Rebels against God’s Man

You go against God, or His Word, or His Man----YOU WILL LOOSE

Chapter 17 – Confirmation of the Divine call of God’s man