A “through the bible” devotion from Numbers 16.
“You might want to step back.”
Especially if he’s just made that second cut on a tree trunk and it’s about to fall. Or it’s time to lower the turkey into the peanut oil. Or the dog in the front yard is baring his teeth. Or a sign warns of alligators and snakes on either side of the path through the marsh.
Or when God says to Moses, “Tell everyone to step back.”
“The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, ‘Say to the congregation, Get away from the dwelling of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram’” (Numbers 16:23,24).
In Numbers 16 a group of two hundred and fifty leaders challenge Moses’s leadership: “Who made you the boss of us?” In response, the earth splits open to swallow up the instigators, fire incinerates the 250, and a plague wipes out another 14,700 malcontents.
Whoa. Yeah, you might want to step back.
Those in leadership have a lot of authority and responsibility and get a lot of flak. That’s just the way it is. That’s why you should think long and hard about an offered promotion, running for elected office, or pastoring a congregation. Your approval rating will drop. Guaranteed.
Waite for it... 