Number Twenty-Four—Testimony for the Church Chapter 31—The Great Rebellion Korah, Dathan, and Abiram rebelled against Moses and Aaron, and so against the Lord. The Lord had placed special responsibilities upon Moses and Aaron in selecting them for the priesthood and in conferring upon them the dignity and authority of leading the congregation of Israel. Moses was afflicted by the continual rebellion of the Hebrews. As God’s appointed, visible leader, he had been connected with the Israelites through seasons of peril, and had borne with their discontent, their jealousies, and their murmurings, without retaliation and without seeking to be released from his trying position. {3T 339.1}

(339) Kora, Datan og Abiram gjorde oprør imod Moses og Aron og derved imod Herren. Herren havde pålagt Moses og Aron særlige ansvar ved at udvælge dem til præsteskabet og ved at overdrage dem værdigheden og myndigheden til at lede Israels menighed. Moses var plaget af hebræernes stadige oprør. Som Guds bestemte, synlige leder, har han været i kontakt med Israelitterne i farlige stunder og båret over med deres utilfredshed, deres skinsyge, deres knurren, uden hævnlyst, uden at ville lindres fra sin prøvende position.