Increased opportunity brings increased responsibility. (Numbers 14:20-23)

Numbers 14:20-23

New King James Version (NKJV)

²⁰ Then the Lord said: “I have pardoned, according to your word; ²¹ but truly, as I live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the Lord— ²² because all these men who have seen My glory and the signs which I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have put Me to the test now these ten times, and have not heeded My voice, ²³ they certainly shall not see the land of which I swore to their fathers, nor shall any of those who rejected Me see it.

The people of Israel had a clearer view of God than any people before them, for they had both His law and His physical presence. Their refusal to follow God after witnessing His miraculous deeds and listening to His words made the judgment against them more severe. Increased opportunity brings increased responsibility. As Jesus said in Luke 12:48, "From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded". How much greater is our responsibility to obey and serve God - we have the whole Bible, and we know God's Son, Jesus Christ.

Joe