TOO CONFIDENT?
READ: Numbers 16:1-35
Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD: though hand join in hand, he shall not go unpunished. :-Proverbs 16:5
Overconfidence is one of the marks of the pride of a novice. Thank God for faith, hope and love! These three things breed confidence in a Christian, and it is good to be confident in the Lord. However, pride leads to overconfidence. Over time, your pride can grow into overconfidence.
When criticism is infected with pride, the critical person develops an evil overconfidence and over-steps his boundaries, resulting in behaviour similar to Korah, Dathan and Abiram.
The overconfidence of Korah is revealed in the kind of things he said to Moses. Korah told Moses that he was not the only holy or special person in the camp. “We are all holy,” he told Moses. “Stop trying to make yourself different or special.” He rebuked Moses for having the spirit of pride and lifting himself up above the congregation.
Perhaps, there was some truth in the words of Korah. Perhaps, Moses was not the only holy person in the nation of Israel. Perhaps Moses was elevated in a way that no one else was elevated. But that gave no right to Korah to speak the way he did to Moses.
Perhaps the meekness of Moses inspired Korah, Dathan and Abiram to make more vitriolic and provocative statements. But they were wrong because in such matters only God can justify and reveal who is right and who is wrong.
I predict that with time, modern day Korahs, Dathans and Abirams will be revealed and exposed. Their judgment will be with a supernatural component for all to see. All our words and all our wisdom will be judged before the courts of Heaven where goodness and truth are in abundance. Do not be a foolishly overconfident novice. It is time to mature. It is time to be humble!