1-2. Korah son of Izhar was a Levite from the Kohathite clan. One day he called together Dathan, Abiram, and On from the Reuben tribe, and the four of them decided to rebel against Moses. So they asked two hundred and fifty respected Israelite leaders for their support, and together they went to Moses
3. and Aaron and said, “Why do you think you're so much better than anyone else? We're part of the Lord's holy people, and he's with all of us. What makes you think you're the only ones in charge?”
4. When Moses heard this, he knelt down to pray.
5. Then he said to Korah and his followers:Tomorrow morning the Lord will show us the person he has chosen to be his priest, and that man will faithfully serve him.
10. The Lord has given you a special responsibility, and now, Korah, you think you should also be his priest.
11. You and your followers have rebelled against the Lord, not against Aaron.
12. Then Moses sent for Dathan and Abiram, but they sent back this message: “We won't come!
13. It's bad enough that you took us from our rich farmland in Egypt to let us die here in the desert. Now you also want to boss us around!
14. You keep promising us rich farmlands with fertile fields and vineyards—but where are they? Stop trying to trick these people. No, we won't come to see you.”
15. Moses was very angry and said to the Lord, “Don't listen to these men! I haven't done anything wrong to them. I haven't taken as much as a donkey.”
16. Then he said to Korah, “Tomorrow you and your followers must go with Aaron to the Lord's sacred tent.
17. Each of you take along your fire pan with incense in it and offer the incense to the Lord.”
18. The next day the men placed incense and coals in their fire pans and stood with Moses and Aaron at the entrance to the sacred tent.
19. Meanwhile, Korah had convinced the rest of the Israelites to rebel against their two leaders.When that happened, the Lord appeared in all his glory
20. and said to Moses and Aaron,