Beginning of the End - Ellen G. White

Unwilling to die in the wilderness, they were ready to believe
that it was not God but Moses who had decided their doom.
Although the evidence of God's displeasure at their rebellious nature
was still before them, they did not take the lesson to heart.
God, who reads the secrets of all hearts, had given His people
warnings and instructions that could have given them the power to
escape the deception of these scheming men. They had seen the
judgment of God on Miriam because of her jealousy and complaints
against Moses. The Lord had declared, "I speak with him face to
face. ... Why then," He added, "were you not afraid to speak against
My servant Moses?" (Numbers 12:8). These instructions were
intended not for Aaron and Miriam alone, but for all Israel.
Korah and his co-conspirators were among those who went up
with Moses into the mountain and saw the divine glory. But they
had held onto a temptation, though small at first, until their minds
were controlled by Satan. They first whispered their resentment to
one another and then to some of the leading men of Israel. At last
they really believed that they were driven by zeal for God.
They were successful in recruiting two hundred fifty princes.
With these influential supporters they felt confident of greatly
improving the administration of Moses and Aaron.
Jealousy had given rise to envy, and envy to rebellion. They
had deceived themselves and each another into thinking that Moses
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