Numbers 16:10

10 He has brought you and all your brother Levites into his inner circle, and now you're grasping for the priesthood too.

Numbers 16:10 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 16:10

And he hath brought thee near [to him]
To be in his courts, to watch in his house, and wait on his priests, for which an ample provision was made by tithes. Korah is there personally addressed:

and all thy brethren, the sons of Levi, with thee;
the whole tribe of them, excepting Aaron and his family, who were advanced to be priests:

and seek ye the priesthood also?
the high priesthood, as the Targums of Onkelos and Jonathan; this opens the true cause of their discontent and rebellion; they could not be satisfied with being the ministers of the priests, but wanted to be priests themselves, and Korah perhaps to be high priest.

Numbers 16:10 In-Context

8 Moses continued with Korah, "Listen well now, sons of Levi.
9 Isn't it enough for you that the God of Israel has selected you out of the congregation of Israel to bring you near him to serve in the ministries of The Dwelling of God, and to stand before the congregation to minister to them?
10 He has brought you and all your brother Levites into his inner circle, and now you're grasping for the priesthood too.
11 It's God you've ganged up against, not us. What do you have against Aaron that you're bad-mouthing him?"
12 Moses then ordered Dathan and Abiram, sons of Eliab, to appear, but they said, "We're not coming.
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