Beginning of the End - Ellen G. White

government before it was too late.
Unfair Attack on Moses
But many were not ready to accept Korah's claims against
Moses. They remembered his patient, self-sacrificing labors, and
their consciences were disturbed. So Korah found it necessary to
assign some selfish motive--the old charge was repeated that Moses
had led them out to die in the wilderness so that he might seize their
possessions.
As soon as the movement gained enough strength to support an
open break, Korah publicly accused Moses and Aaron of taking
authority. "You take too much upon yourselves," said the
conspirators. "For all the congregation is holy, every one of them,
and the Lord is among them. Why then do you exalt yourselves
above the assembly of the Lord?"
Moses had not suspected this carefully-laid plot, and he fell on
his face in silent appeal to God. He rose up calm and strong--Divine
guidance had come. "Tomorrow morning," he said, "the Lord will
show who is His and who is holy, and ... whom He chooses He will
cause to come near to Him." Those who thought they should be
priests were to each come with a censer and offer incense at the
tabernacle. Even the priests, Nadab and Abihu, had been destroyed
for daring to offer "strange fire" contrary to a divine command. Yet
Moses challenged his accusers, to refer the matter to God if they
dared risk making such a request.
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