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36. And the LORD spoke to Moses saying,

37. “Speak to Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, that he take up the censers out of the burning and scatter the fire yonder. For they are holy.

38. The censers of these sinners against their own souls, let them make them into broad plates, a covering for the altar; for they offered them before the LORD, therefore they are made holy. And they shall be a sign to the children of Israel.”

39. And Eleazar the priest took the bronze censers, the ones with which those who had been burned up had offered, and they were made into broad plates, a covering of the altar,

40. To be a memorial to the children of Israel that no stranger who is not of the seed of Aaron may come near to offer incense before the LORD, so that he may not be as Korah and as his company—as the LORD said to him by the hand of Moses.

41. But on the next day all the congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron saying, “You have killed the people of the LORD.”

42. And it came to pass when the congregation was gathered together against Moses and against Aaron, they looked toward the tabernacle of the congregation. And behold, the cloud covered it, and the glory of the LORD appeared.

43. And Moses and Aaron came before the tabernacle of the congregation.

44. And the LORD spoke to Moses saying,

45. Get away from this congregation so that I may consume them as in a moment. And they fell upon their faces.

46. And Moses said to Aaron, “Take a censer, and put fire in it from the altar, and put on incense, and go quickly into the congregation and make an atonement for them. For wrath has gone out from the LORD. The plague has begun.”

47. And Aaron did as Moses commanded and ran into the midst of the congregation. And behold, the plague had begun among the people. And he put on incense and made an atonement for the people.

48. And he stood between the dead and the living, and the plague was stayed.

49. And those who died in the plague were fourteen thousand, seven hundred, besides the ones who died about the matter of Korah.

50. And Aaron returned to Moses to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the plague was stayed.

 (A Faithful Version)

36. 耶和華對摩西說：

37. 吩咐祭司亞倫的兒子以利亞撒，從火中收拾一眾香爐，為的是這些爐會用於修飾祭壇。

38. 這些爐是這幫惡人持有，會將之錘成薄片，包裝在耶和華的祭壇；用以警惕以色列人。

39. 以利亞撒就奉命去收集這些銅製的香爐，打成薄片，用作祭壇外圍的裝飾。

40. 藉此提醒以色列人，任何人不可接近這壇，只有亞倫可以，履行獻祭事宜。可拉不得接近。這是耶和華借摩西發出的聲明。

41. 只是明天一早，以色列民眾向摩西和亞倫發發出不滿的聲音：你們對耶和華的子民處以極刑。

42. 民眾起來要衝擊摩西和亞倫的時候，眾人便看到有大量的雲層飄向會幕，耶和華威嚴地顯現。

43. 摩西和亞倫見此，雙雙站到會幕前，面對群眾。

44. 耶和華向摩西發出訊息：

45. 離開這幫民眾，只須瞬間便可清除這幫群眾。摩西聞言，就俯伏在地。

46. 隨即對亞倫說：快去加香枝在壇上，點燃起來，如讓的為他們獻贖罪祭，因為耶和華憤怒，被這幫發瘋的人激怒。

47. 亞倫照摩西吩咐，正要去把一切獻祭事宜處理之時，當走到這群眾當中，這些人真的瘋起來。

48. 亞倫在他們相互摳鬥期間，就站在死人和活人當中。不久摳鬥停止了。

49. 這件因可拉而起的動亂，共一萬四千七百人死亡。

50. 當這一場瘋癲發完後，亞倫默然地回到會幕，與摩西一起。          

這是一件大事，一場非常震撼的社會大事，有一萬四千七百人死亡的大事，只因一個不是理由，是人心的慾求，很少的一件事，摩西設立祭司和祭禮事宜，目的是為了將來進入迦南前的預備。當時利未和流便，第三代的後人，因自己不滿，引發了大規模的動亂，是在以色列人的歷史上首次出現。

這事件是人的慾引發，屬血氣行事，就無必要去考慮其他的人。這是個社會現象，不單在這個信仰的群體出現，在任何群體都會出現。只要人有慾望，而諷刺的是，慾望又不全是壞。

這事有個疑問，耶和華會為這等小事，大動肝火？耶和華會偏心？還是摩西作為領袖，他仍在屬世和屬靈之間，學習？或許是摩西內心的真實，坦言的記下，有做對的，有做不對的，都如實地記下，讓人分辨

這處是相信摩西如實地記載，他不是講道德高人，是實實在在的一個人，做決定時少了周詳的細節，好事成了壞事而矣。人，就是這樣成長起來，耶和華似乎不介意讓人在錯誤中成長。

敬畏耶和華是智慧的開端，認識至聖者便是聰明 (箴言9章10節)。

可拉的行為分析：

Leaders encourage others to share power because empowering followers increases organizational commitment, effectiveness, and collective potential. Research indicates that when leaders distribute authority and decision-making, team members feel greater confidence and ownership, leading to higher performance than when they act as “powerless pawns” under strict control.

Key benefits of sharing power include:

• Increased Engagement: Followers who have genuine influence and responsibility show drastically increased commitment to the organization’s success.
• Prevention of Burnout: Distributing power allows everyone to focus on their specific strengths and calls, avoiding the exhaustion of centralized control.
• Development of Future Leaders: By teaching others how to use their available power, leaders help team members grow professionally and potentially become managers themselves.
• Enhanced Trust and Loyalty: Servant leaders who “give away” power to serve others’ goals often gain more respect, loyalty, and long-term power in return, creating a positive ripple effect throughout the team.

Ultimately, while leaders may hold formal authority, effective leadership relies on referent power (inspiration and respect) and expert power (knowledge), which are strengthened by enabling others to act rather than hoarding control.

註：當時很原始，只是挑起人的私慾，不外乎金錢和權力，似乎更有說服力，這二者都是血氣行事的人喜歡。

行為選擇的詳細分析可參考：

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/well-being-is-foundational-of-leadership/202411/how-leaders-can-positively-energize-and

• Vitality is key to leaders showing up at their best.
• Eight opposing themes of leadership behavior emerged when leaders are highly vital versus burned out.
• The top approach leaders use to express their vitality is sharing positive relational energy with others.

註：當人分享自己的慾望，當然是以正面價值，如成功的可能帶來的好處或者是人生價值，如愛與和平。

摩西在此他處理不當的事，是對祭壇的觀念，這觀念是從埃及而不是從亞伯拉罕、以撒和雅各那種，是恩感築壇記念，他是埃及式的拜神。

摩西承繼了埃及神觀可以反映在這些事上：

1. 壇的作用：它是感恩不是獻祭。獻祭本身是外邦人拜神的方式，它會隨著供物，如金錢或牲畜。耶和華是心被恩感。

2. 香爐：燒香？這是埃及拜偶像假神的禮儀，不是耶和華要求。

3. 用點香定人選：這個意願，明顯是拜假神偶像有的方式，耶和華不要求。耶和華選摩西是看他的心。

4. 壇的外表：壇的結構原始，不用修飾裝潢，更不會用金。外邦人不是，愈是煇煌愈顯得神偉大。

摩西這個處理，引來的後患不少。這個也許就是他一生中的遺憾，卻又是無可奈何，因為是環境因素做成：他成長於埃及文明。對耶和華認識不深。耶和華在揭示，不是教育，因此分辨的能力在信仰成長當中，是不可缺少的一環。

摩西是如何在生活中認清耶和華是誰，又耶和華如何用事例讓摩西明白，後續觀察。

這現象出現於幾千年前，幾千年後一樣，領袖都是受教於今日由傳承而來的知識，離開了，生活不易。因此有智者用二手、三手、四手去形容接收知識這樣的過程，是無奈，是成長必經。只是信仰的真實，是從分辨這些知識而來，從中產生智慧，以靈巧純良去應對。

摩西在那個年代去學習，我們從現代的謀生方式中學習，終有日會達彼岸，與耶和華真身相遇，不用擔心什麼，因耶和華是愛，愛是…。