Numbers 16:10

10 He has let you and all the other Levites have this honor - and now you are trying to get 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 to speak to Korah. "Listen, you Levites!
9 Do you consider it a small matter that the God of Israel has set you apart from the rest of the community, so that you can approach him, perform your service in the Lord's Tent, and minister to the community and serve them?
10 He has let you and all the other Levites have this honor - and now you are trying to get the priesthood too!
11 When you complain against Aaron, it is really against the Lord that you and your followers are rebelling."
12 Then Moses sent for Dathan and Abiram, but they said, "We will not come!
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.