We just saw last time that God declared that all Israel was holy – that all Israel was to wear the tassels on their garments exhibiting their status as a royal priesthood. Now, Korah, Dathan, Abiram and On – together with 250 chiefs of the congregation – come to assert their status and privilege.
If everyone is holy – then why do Moses and Aaron exalt themselves “above the assembly of the LORD”?
I’ve referred to this as the “egalitarian heresy” – but it’s worth pointing out that Korah and his friends are probably not real egalitarians! I sincerely doubt that they are proposing true democracy. They do not advocate for women’s rights – or slaves’ rights. It appears that their egalitarianism consists of the equal rights of all tribal leaders!
They do not want Moses and Aaron making the decisions – they want their council of 250 chiefs to make all the decisions!
But the premise of their argument is what I’m calling the egalitarian heresy – namely, that because the whole assembly is holy, therefore, there is no place for special office.
They probably did not want to push to the logical conclusions of their premises, but if Korah and his friends had seized power, then two weeks later, the next tier of leadership could have made the same argument against them – and two weeks later, the next – and the next – until a pure democracy was instituted.
The fundamental flaw in Korah’s argument is his assertion that Moses and Aaron are “exalting themselves.”
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