Faith Capsule: Engaging wrong assumption is an evidence of leaning on one’s own understanding.
Numbers 16:1-40
Engaging wrong assumption can be damaging for those who wrongly assume. The book of Numbers 16:1-3,talked about how Korah in his wrong mind set engaged wrong assumption. It is written, “Now Korah the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, with Dathan and Abiram the sons of Eliab, and On the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men; and they rose up before Moses with some of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty leaders of the congregation, representatives of the congregation, men of renown. They gathered together against Moses and Aaron, and said to them, ’You take too much upon yourselves, for all the congregation is holy, every one of them, and the LORD is among them. Why then do you exalt yourselves above the assembly of the LORD?’”(Numbers 16:1-3) Engaging wrong assumption like Korah did is avoidable for every man that makes the choice to, “Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding.”(Proverbs 3:5) Engaging wrong assumption is an evidence of leaning on one’s own understanding instead of trusting God for direction.
At your place of work, are you one that is thinking of the ability to deliver a better service than your boss? As church member or among fellow brethren that gathers to serve God, have you been thinking you can be of better service to the congregation than your pastor? It is very important to stay away from engaging wrong assumption. Do not assume what He has not called you to be. The move of Korah was not a God’s calling it was an act that lacked trust for God to be in charge. God has the power to use any man that He is pleased to use for His mission and it is not of any man to engage wrong assumption. Concerning the leadership of Moses, Korah and his entourage went before God and requested from God to show the difference between the ones He has called or not called. Moses requested from God to do the unusual that would determine and demonstrate who He called from the uncalled ones Numbers 16: 31-33, “Now it came to pass, as he finished speaking all these words, that the ground split apart under them, and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up, with their households and all the men with Korah, with all their goods. So they and all those with them went down alive into the pit; the earth closed over them, and they perished from among the assembly.” Korah and his entourage died an timely death as a result of wrong assumption.
Prayer for today: Ask God to deliver you from every wrong assumption in every area of life so that your story will not be like that of Korah and his rebellious entourage.