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The story of Korah within Numbers 16. One of my favorites. A twist of bizarre and simple…topped off with a wow. Israel stranded within a wilderness. Moses with the lead.
Korah was sick and tired. Sick and tired of roaming, wandering, and wondering. Come on…there must be a better way. What’s wrong with Moses? Where's this land of honey and milk? The battle cry was sounded!
Have you ever been there? I have. Near the back…tossing comments near the front…with the best intentions and motives. Right?
Don’t get me wrong. I’m a proponent of change. After all...change is now embraced and expected. So, shouldn’t we cheer for Korah? Perhaps a high five or two on his way to Moses. Who wouldn’t be sick and tired? Stranded within a wilderness.
So…what became of Korah? Numbers 16:32-33 notes, “The earth opened its mouth and swallowed the men, along with their households and all their followers who were standing with them, and everything they owned. So they went down alive into the grave, along with all their belongings. The earth closed over them, and they all vanished from among the people of Israel.” Numbers 6:35 notes, “Then fire blazed forth from the Lord and burned up the 250 men who were offering incense.”
Ouch and wow! Korah went down…literally. Can you imagine? Now…that would be something to blog about. So, what does all this mean? How can I relate?
We all have ideas and thoughts. How to preach better, reach better, and teach better. Ideas and thoughts are sweet. Implementation and presentation? At times…a little bitter. Let’s not get lost within the strategies and tactics of Korah. Stop tossing from back to front. Instead…stand front and partner and implement new stuff!
New stuff is good. New stuff is embraced and expected. Israel was in the midst of new stuff. And…this new stuff appeared to be flawed. Marketing guru Seth Godin stirred the pot earlier today. Seth notes, “When the new stuff doesn’t work, do the stuff more and better.” Just because the new doesn’t work - let’s not revert to the old. Let’s not leave a wilderness to return to slavery. Stay the course. Stand front and partner and implement new stuff! Until next time. Jed.
Korah was sick and tired. Sick and tired of roaming, wandering, and wondering. Come on…there must be a better way. What’s wrong with Moses? Where's this land of honey and milk? The battle cry was sounded!
Have you ever been there? I have. Near the back…tossing comments near the front…with the best intentions and motives. Right?
Don’t get me wrong. I’m a proponent of change. After all...change is now embraced and expected. So, shouldn’t we cheer for Korah? Perhaps a high five or two on his way to Moses. Who wouldn’t be sick and tired? Stranded within a wilderness.
So…what became of Korah? Numbers 16:32-33 notes, “The earth opened its mouth and swallowed the men, along with their households and all their followers who were standing with them, and everything they owned. So they went down alive into the grave, along with all their belongings. The earth closed over them, and they all vanished from among the people of Israel.” Numbers 6:35 notes, “Then fire blazed forth from the Lord and burned up the 250 men who were offering incense.”
Ouch and wow! Korah went down…literally. Can you imagine? Now…that would be something to blog about. So, what does all this mean? How can I relate?
We all have ideas and thoughts. How to preach better, reach better, and teach better. Ideas and thoughts are sweet. Implementation and presentation? At times…a little bitter. Let’s not get lost within the strategies and tactics of Korah. Stop tossing from back to front. Instead…stand front and partner and implement new stuff!
New stuff is good. New stuff is embraced and expected. Israel was in the midst of new stuff. And…this new stuff appeared to be flawed. Marketing guru Seth Godin stirred the pot earlier today. Seth notes, “When the new stuff doesn’t work, do the stuff more and better.” Just because the new doesn’t work - let’s not revert to the old. Let’s not leave a wilderness to return to slavery. Stay the course. Stand front and partner and implement new stuff! Until next time. Jed.
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Wow. Never heard that story before.
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