Numbers 16:2 –
They incited a rebellion against Moses, along with 250 other leaders of the community, all prominent members of the assembly
In this chapter the people start to get a little upset that they have been wandering in the wilderness without seeing the Promised Land. There is a small group inciting a rebellion and the Lord takes immediate action. You find as you read the chapter that they see the Lord in the Tabernacle and that still does not quite them. Within the chapter the Lord threatens to destroy them, not once but twice. Both times Moses and Aaron intercede for them and “calms” God down.
It always blows my mind that a people who have seen the Pharaoh succumb to 10 plagues, seen the Red Sea part, been fed and led by God. Through all that they still complain and not trust God, to the point where God wants to destroy them all. Then He shows Himself to them and they still get Him upset to the point He wants to destroy them again. This makes my anger “rages” look minor.
Look at how futile it is to rebel against God. We all do it at one point or another in our lives where we think we can do it all. It took me almost 40 years of wandering around the wilderness before submitting to Gods will and I still rebel often. So be aware that will happen in your life and try to “arrest” that feeling as soon as possible. Like with any emotion, you have a very short window to gain control before you lost it. Recognize that window and hit it quickly.
Look at quickly attacking destructive emotions before they “possess” you. Think about the rush of anger when someone cuts you off in traffic; learn to let it go quickly before you harm yourself, your car or others. Think about the “pop-up” you see for a porn site, learn to close it and release that desire. Think about the desire to get wasted, stop completely to control that urge. See if you recognize these “triggers” and jump on them immediately, you could avoid major addictions later in life. It only takes a shift to realize that the attempt to rebel is costing you more than you know, I am sure the rebels did not know they were about to destroy their entire nation.