“And they gathered against Moshe and Aharon. And they said to them, you have taken too much power for yourselves. The entire congregation is holy, and the Lord is in their midst. Why do you take leadership over the congregation of the Almighty.”(Bamidbar 16:3)
Although this statement could look as if Korach had a right to say it, nevertheless he didn’t understand the truth. He only saw it through his eyes and his desires for power.
The Kotzker Rebbe commented that people who quarrel with the righteous try to find complaints in ways that are opposite of truth.
Moshe was the most humble of men, and Aharon was always pursuing peace. H”S gave them the leadership of the people and the priesthood because they were built for their positions. This is what Korach and his followers didn’t understand. They thought these positions could be taken by anyone.
He found fault in them so he could justify his actions. Remember that the Sages say that when a person finds fault with others he frequently is just mentioning his own faults which he can wrongly assume someone else has. Be careful not to accept negative information about others as the truth without carefully delving into it.
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