Numbers 16:15-19

So Moses was there standing, let us say, somewhat apart from Aaron. Aaron though was right at the door of the Tabernacle with his censer, with coals in it, and the incense wafting up before him. Apparently not too far away, certainly within the camp, we have the 250 men, and we have Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. They have censers. At least the 250 men do, and Korah, Dathan, and Abiram are somewhat near there.

They all did at least that much, but it appears that the 250 men did not come to the Tabernacle, but remained somewhere near their tents. Already we see a defiant attitude carried right through. They did part of what Moses said, but they did not follow through completely with what he said to do, and so one piece of layer to this is being added for everything that goes on, and we can begin to see very clearly that God is justified in what He is about to do here.

Suddenly the glory of the Lord appears in their midst, and it must have been dramatic, sort of like one second there was nothing, and all of a sudden—Whoosh!—a great light appeared.