Jehovah gave the priests and the Levites a priceless privilege of service (Nu 18:6, 7)

The tribe of Levi received no land allotment but had Jehovah as their inheritance (Nu 18:20, 24; w11 9/15 13 ¶9)

The nation gave a tenth of its produce to support the Levites and the priesthood (Nu 18:21, 26, 27; w11 9/15 7 ¶4)

Jehovah promised the priests and the Levites that he would care for their basic material needs. We can be confident that Jehovah will support us if we make sacrifices to serve him.

Korah rebelled against Jehovah’s arrangement because he became proud and overconfident (Nu 16:1-3; w11 9/15 27 ¶12)

Korah was a respected Levite who already enjoyed many privileges (Nu 16:8-10; w11 9/15 27 ¶11)

Korah’s wrong thinking had dire consequences (Nu 16:32, 35)

We must not allow our achievements in Jehovah’s service to cause us to develop pride and overconfidence. The longer we have been in the truth or the weightier our responsibilities, the more humble we need to be.

The spies who gave a bad report lacked faith (Nu 13:31-33; 14:11)

The lack of faith of the ten spies disheartened their brothers (Nu 14:1-4)

The spies who maintained courage had strong faith (Nu 14:6-9; w06 10/1 16-17 ¶5-6)

The Israelites had already witnessed Jehovah’s saving acts in their behalf. This should have strengthened their faith that he would help them conquer Canaan.

A complaining spirit displeases Jehovah (Nu 11:1; w01 6/15 17 ¶20)

A complaining spirit demonstrates selfishness and a lack of appreciation (Nu 11:4-6; w06 7/15 15 ¶7)

A complaining spirit discourages others (Nu 11:10-15; it-2 719 ¶4)

Although the Israelites experienced many hardships in the wilderness, they still had much to be thankful for. If we regularly count our blessings, we will be less inclined to complain.