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Korach possessed many outstanding qualies. He hailed from a disnguished family, and was a wise man. How could he fall so low as to accuse Moshe of selfishly taking power and presge for himself? The Torah tesfies about Moshe, "Now the man Moshe was exceedingly humble, more than any person on the face of the earth." How could Korach possibly accuse him of seeking honor!?

There are two types of people. There are givers ‐ people who are constantly looking for opportunies to assist others, and there are takers ‐ people who are connuously looking to further add to their possessions, to sasfy their own needs and obtain more honor. The takers are never sasfied; they always desire more. At the very beginning of Korach's story the Torah reveals the root of his downfall: "Korach took." ‐‐ Korach was a taker; he wanted more honor for himself. Even though he was already privileged to be in the tribe of Levi, that wasn't enough for him. He needed more. He wanted a prominent communal posion and was jealous of the honor that Moshe and Aharon were geng. His jealousy knew no bounds and Korach did whatever he could to obtain that honor, even though it meant starng a rebellion.

When someone is self‐centered and has a parcular desire, his intellect may get corrupted, prevenng him from thinking raonally. Blinded by this desire, he will do anything. In order to avoid such a downfall he should work on assisng others and become a giver.

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