The Message of Numbers, 리더는 하나님보다 자신을 주목하게 해서는 안 된다

Numbers 20 - First, they disobeyed God's command... Secondly, they misused God's gifts... A visible display of his astonishing mercy was spoilt by the angry rebuke of a self-willed speaker. When God generously endows his servants with the gifts they need, they must not be used for personal satisfaction or for human applause. Thirdly, they obscured God's glory. The Lord's accusation was brief but direct: 'you did not trust in me enough to honour me as holy in the sight of the Israelites'... The people's thirst was quenched, but the Lord was robbed of an opportunity for his name to be exalted as a holy, merciful and generous God. Finally, they hindered God's people. The huge multitude had not deserved the divine compassion, but the Lord was eager to reveal it... The leaders drawn attention to themselves rather than to the Lord... The people were robbed of an opportunity for adoration and praise... At Kadesh that day, he had no lessons to share except a tragically negative one: those who refuse to do what God says receive less than he wants to give. (178-180)

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