In the rebellion of Korah is seen the working out, upon a narrower stage, of the same spirit that led to the rebellion of Satan in heaven. It was pride and ambition that prompted Lucifer to complain of the government of God, and to seek the overthrow of the order which had been established in heaven. Since his fall it has been his object to infuse the same spirit of envy and discontent, the same ambition for position and honor, into the minds of men. He thus worked upon the minds of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, to arouse the desire for self-exaltation and excite envy, distrust, and rebellion. Satan caused them to reject God as their leader, by rejecting the men of God's appointment. Yet while in their murmuring against Moses and Aaron they blasphemed God, they were so deluded as to think themselves righteous, and to regard those who had faithfully reproved their sins as actuated by Satan.

Koras oprør er i lille målestok et udslag af den ånd, der fik Satan til at gøre oprør i Himmelen. Det var stolthed og ærgerrighed, der tilskyndede Lucifer til at klage over Guds regering og forsøge at kuldkaste Himmelens styreform. Efter sit fald har Satan bestræbt sig på at indpode den samme misundelse og misfornøjelse og den samme ærgerrighed efter høje stillinger og ære i menneskene. Det var ham, der påvirkede Koras, Datans og Abirams sind, så de tragtede efter selvophøjelse. Han forårsagede misundelsen, mistilliden og oprøret. Satan fik dem til at forkaste Gud som deres leder ved at tilskynde dem til at forkaste de mænd, som Gud havde udvalgt. Men samtidig med, at de knurrede imod Moses og Aron og spottede Gud, var de så forblindede, at de anså sig selv for at være retfærdige og de mænd, der med troskab havde irettesat dem for deres synd, for at stå under Satans indflydelse.