What the Bible says about Balaam's Lack of Discernment
(From Forerunner Commentary)
Balaam is just amazing—and not in a good way. "If it displeases You . . .?" An angel is standing in front of him with a drawn sword, ready to lop his head off, and he says, "Did I make you angry?" How spiritually blind can a man be?
He could not figure God out at all; God was totally beyond his understanding. Balaam was so materialistic that when God stood face to face with him with a drawn sword, he could not discern what God had in mind. Woe to anyone who has this kind of character flaw!
Richard T. Ritenbaugh
Balaam and the End-Time Church (Part 2)