Praod Fasin Lead Go Long Shame

“Waswe, praod fasin hem kam? Then shame bae kam; bat wisdom stap witim olketa wea garem fasin for no ova tumas.”—PROVERBS 11:2.

1, 2. Wanem nao praod fasin, and long wanem wei nao hem savve lead for trabol?

WANFALA jealous Levite leadim wanfala bighed crowd againstim sekson wea Jehovah givim paoa long olketa. Wanfala prince wea aftarem hae position mek plan for tekova long throne bilong dadi bilong hem. Wanfala king wea no patient no laek followim olketa instruction bilong profet bilong God. Thrifala Israelite hia garem wankaen fasin: praod fasin.

² Praod fasin hem wanfala fasin bilong heart wea serious and savve spoelem eniwan. (Psalm 19:13) Wanfala praod man hem no fraet for duim samting nomata hem no garem paoa for duim. Planti taem diswan savve lead for trabol. For tok stret, praod fasin hem spoelem finis olketa king and foldaonem olketa gavman. (Jeremiah 50:29, 31, 32; Daniel 5:20) Hem trapim tu samfala servant bilong Jehovah and spoelem olketa.

3. Hao nao iumi savve lane from olketa danger bilong praod fasin?

³ For gudfala reason Bible hem sei: “Waswe, praod fasin hem kam? Then shame bae kam; bat wisdom stap witim olketa wea garem fasin for no ova tumas.” (Proverbs 11:2) Bible givim long iumi olketa example wea strongim disfala toktok. Wei for studyim samfala bae helpem iumi for lukim danger wea stap sapos man hem ovarem olketa stretfala boundary. So, letem iumi lukim hao nao wei for jealous, aftarem bignem, and no patient hem kosim thrifala man wea iumi bin storyim for garem praod fasin, wea lead go long shame.

Korah—Wanfala Jealous Bighed Man

4. (a) Hu nao Korah, and luk olsem hem garem part insaed wanem bigfala samting bifor? (b) Samfala year bihaen, wanem nogud samting nao Korah hem startim?

⁴ Korah hem wanfala Kohathite Levite, first kasin bilong Moses and Aaron. Luk olsem hem loyal long Jehovah for planti year. Korah kasem privilege for olsem wanfala wea sev long mirakol wei thru long Red Sea, and luk olsem hem tu share for givim panis from Jehovah long olketa Israelite wea worshipim young buluka long Maunt Sinai. (Exodus 32:26) Bat gogo, Korah hem kamap ringleader long wanfala grup, witim olketa Reubenite olsem Dathan, Abiram, and On, and 250 Israelite chief, wea againstim Moses and Aaron.a Olketa sei long Moses and Aaron: “Iufala inaf nao, bikos evriwan wea hipap hia olketa holy and Jehovah stap midol long olketa. So, why nao iufala shud apim iufala seleva winim kongregeson bilong Jehovah?”—Numbers 16:1-3.

5, 6. (a) Why nao Korah bighed againstim Moses and Aaron? (b) Why nao iumi sei luk olsem Korah hem ting daonem waka bilong hem long arrangement bilong Jehovah?

⁵ Bihaen planti faithful year, why nao Korah hem bighed? Iumi sure wei wea Moses hem leadim Israel hem no ova tumas, bikos hem “barava hambol winim evri nara man wea stap antap long graon.” (Numbers 12:3) Nomata olsem, luk olsem Korah jealous long Moses and Aaron and no laekem wei wea tufala hae, and diswan mekem hem for sei—wea rong—hao olketa bin disaed seleva and long selfish wei apim olketa seleva winim kongregeson.—Psalm 106:16.

⁶ Luk olsem part long problem bilong Korah hem wei wea hem nating tinghae long privilege bilong hemseleva insaed long arrangement bilong God. Hem tru, olketa Kohathite Levite no priest, bat olketa nao teacher long Law bilong God. Olketa tu karem olketa furniture and nara samting bilong tabernacle long taem for muv. Datwan hem no smolfala waka, from only olketa man wea klin saed long religion and fasin nomoa savve tasim olketa holy samting hia. (Isaiah 52:11) Dastawe, taem Moses feisim Korah, hem really ask, Waswe, iu tingim assignment bilong iu olsem samting wea smol tumas dastawe iu want for kamap priest tu? (Numbers 16:9, 10) Korah hem fail for luksavve hao barava bigfala honor nao hem for servem Jehovah followim arrangement bilong Hem—no for kasem spesol position.—Psalm 84:10.

7. (a) Hao nao Moses deal witim Korah and olketa man bilong hem? (b) Hao nao bighed fasin bilong Korah end long bigfala trabol?

⁷ Moses invaetem Korah and olketa man bilong hem for hipap long next morning long tent bilong meeting witim olketa samting for holem fire and incense. Hem no waka bilong Korah and olketa man bilong hem for offerim incense, from olketa no priest. Sapos olketa kam witim olketa samting for holem fire and incense, diswan bae barava showimaot hao olketa man hia still tingse olketa garem raet for act olsem olketa priest—nomata bihaen olketa garem full naet for ting raonem diswan moa. Taem olketa kam long next morning, barava fitim nao for Jehovah showimaot kros long olketa. Saed long olketa Reubenite “graon open and go ahed for swallowim olketa.” Evri narawan, witim Korah tu, fire from God nao kaikaim olketa. (Deuteronomy 11:6; Numbers 16:16-35; 26:10) Praod fasin bilong Korah lead go long bigfala shame—wei wea God no appruvim hem!

Againstim “Feeling for Jealous”

8. Hao nao “feeling for jealous” savve showaot midolwan olketa Christian?

⁸ Story bilong Korah hem warning for iumi. From evri man wea no perfect garem “feeling for jealous,” diswan savve kamap insaed long Christian kongregeson tu. (James 4:5) Olsem example, iumi maet ting tumas abaotem position. Olsem Korah, iumi maet jealous long olketa wea garem olketa privilege wea iumi laekem. Or iumi maet kamap olsem datfala first-century Christian, Diotrephes. Hem barava lukdaonem paoa bilong olketa aposol, luk olsem bikos hem nao laek for boss. Tru tumas, John raetem hao Diotrephes “laek for kamap bigman.”—3 John 9.

9. (a) Wanem kaen tingting long olketa kongregeson responsibility nao iumi mas stap klia long hem? (b) Wanem nao stretfala tingting abaotem ples bilong iumi insaed long arrangement bilong God?

⁹ Hem tru, hem no rong for wanfala Christian man for trae hard for kasem samfala responsibility long kongregeson. Paul hem barava encouragem kaen wei olsem. (1 Timothy 3:1) Bat, iumi shud no lukim olketa privilege bilong service olsem olketa mark bilong hae level, olsem for klaemap nara step long ladder bilong position. Tingim, Jesus hem sei: “Eniwan wea want for kamap big midolwan long iufala mas kamap minister bilong iufala, and eniwan wea want for first midolwan long iufala mas kamap slave bilong iufala.” (Matthew 20:26, 27) Hem bae rong for jealous long olketa narawan wea garem bigfala responsibility, for tingse wei wea God hem tinghae long iumi hem from “level” bilong iumi insaed long organization bilong hem. Jesus hem sei: “Iufala evriwan olketa brata.” (Matthew 23:8) Tru nao, nomata pablisa or pioneer, wan wea just baptaes or stap faithful for longtaem finis—evriwan wea servem Jehovah witim full soul garem nambawan ples insaed long arrangement bilong hem. (Luke 10:27; 12:6, 7; Galatians 3:28; Hebrews 6:10) Hem barava wanfala blessing for waka witim planti million wea trae hard for followim disfala Bible kaonsel: “Taetem hambol tingting raonem iufala taem iufala deal witim narawan.”—1 Peter 5:5.

Absalom—Man wea Lukaotem Chance for Bignem

10. Hu nao Absalom, and hao nao hem trae for switim olketa wea kam long king for judgment for saedem hem?

¹⁰ Laef bilong mek-thri son bilong King David, Absalom, hem givim iumi leson abaotem wei for aftarem bignem. Disfala man wea plan nogud and lukaotem chance hem trae for switim olketa wea kam long king for judgment for saedem hem. Firstaem hem isisi givim idea hao David hem no interest long need bilong olketa. Then hem tokaot stret. “Sapos mi nao olketa markem olsem judge long disfala ples,” Absalom hem sei, “mekem long mi evri man wea garem wanfala case or judgment savve kam! Then mi nao barava givim justice for hem.” Olketa kleva trik bilong Absalom no garem limit. “Sapos wanfala man kam klosap for baodaon long hem,” Bible hem sei, “hem bae aotem hand bilong hem and holem hem and kissim hem. And Absalom go ahed for duim olsem long evri Israelite wea savve kam long king for judgment.” Wanem nao kamaot from diswan? “Absalom go ahed for stealim heart bilong olketa man long Israel.”—2 Samuel 15:1-6.

11. Hao nao Absalom trae for tekova long throne bilong David?

¹¹ Absalom hem barava want for tekova long wei wea dadi bilong hem nao king. Faevfala year bifor, hem planim murder bilong firstborn son bilong David, Amnon, for pei bak long wei wea hem reipim sista bilong Absalom, Tamar. (2 Samuel 13:28, 29) Nomata olsem, maet Absalom bin hope for kamap king, and hem lukim wei for killim Amnon olsem wei for aotem narawan wea maet kamap king.b Nomata wanem, long taem wea fitim, Absalom hem duim plan bilong hem. Hem talemaot evriwea hao hem kamap king.—2 Samuel 15:10.

12. Minim hao nao praod fasin bilong Absalom lead go long shame.

¹² For lelebet taem, Absalom hem win, from “datfala nogud plan go ahed for kamap moa strong, and olketa pipol go ahed for kamap staka witim Absalom.” Gogo, King David mas ranawe for laef bilong hem nao. (2 Samuel 15:12-17) Bat gogo, evri plan bilong Absalom hem kat short taem Joab killim hem dae, torowem hem insaed long hol, and kavarem witim olketa stone. Tingim—olketa nating berem gud disfala man wea laek for kamap king!c Praod fasin barava leadim Absalom for kasem shame.—2 Samuel 18:9-17.

Stap Klia Long Wei for Aftarem Bignem for Seleva

13. Hao nao fasin for aftarem samting savve grow long heart bilong wanfala Christian?

¹³ Wei wea Absalom kasem paoa and then lusim hem wanfala leson for iumi. Long olabaot world tuday, planti taem pipol ososo tumas long boss bilong olketa, for trae for mekem boss hapi long olketa and maet ting gud or givim samkaen privilege or promotion. Long semtaem, olketa maet talem bigfala idea long olketa wea waka anda long olketa, witim hope for kasem saport bilong olketa. Sapos iumi no careful, diskaen fasin for aftarem samting savve grow long heart bilong iumi. Luk olsem, diswan hem kasem samfala long first century, wea mekem olketa aposol for mas givim strong warning againstim olketa wea olsem.—Galatians 4:17; 3 John 9, 10.

14. Why nao iumi shud stap klia long fasin for aftarem bignem, and apim seleva?

¹⁴ Jehovah no garem eni ples insaed long organization bilong hem for pipol wea laek lukhae and trae for “aftarem glory bilong olketa seleva.” (Proverbs 25:27) Tru nao, Bible hem givim warning: “Jehovah bae katemaot evri lip wea ososo, datfala tongue wea talem olketa bigfala idea.” (Psalm 12:3) Absalom hem garem mouth wea ososo. Hem talem swit toktok for olketa wea hem needim for saportim hem—eniting for kasem nomoa position bilong paoa wea hem kavetem. Long narasaed, iumi hapi tumas for stap midolwan long bigfala famili wea followim kaonsel bilong Paul: “No duim eni samting thru long wei for raoa or for tinghae long seleva, bat witim hambol mind tingim narafala pipol olsem hae winim iufala.”—Philippians 2:3.

Saul—Wanfala King wea No Patient

15. Hao nao Saul hem wantaem garem fasin wea no ova tumas?

¹⁵ Long firstaem Saul, bihaen hem kamap king long Israel, hem garem fasin wea no ova tumas. Tingim, olsem example, samting wea happen taem hem young yet. Taem profet bilong God, Samuel, tok gud abaotem hem, Saul hem ansa olsem long hambol wei: “Waswe, mi no wanfala Benjaminite bilong olketa barava smolfala tribe long Israel, and famili bilong mi nao barava nating important winim eni famili long tribe bilong Benjamin? So why nao iu talem mi samting olsem?”—1 Samuel 9:21.

16. Long wanem wei nao Saul hem showimaot hem no patient?

¹⁶ Bat bihaen, disfala fasin bilong Saul for no ova tumas hem lus. Taem hem war witim olketa Philistine, hem ranawe long Gilgal, wea hem mas weitim Samuel for kam and begim God witim sakrifaes. Taem Samuel no kam long taem wea olketa markem, Saul hem bighed for offerim datfala bone sakrifaes seleva. Taem hem just finis nomoa, Samuel hem kam. “Wanem nao iu duim?” Samuel hem ask. Saul hem ansa: “Mi lukim hao olketa pipol go farawe from mi, and iu—iu nating kam long olketa day wea iumi markem . . . So mi forcem miseleva and mi go ahed for offerim datfala bone sakrifaes.”—1 Samuel 13:8-12.

17. (a) Firstaem, why nao akson bilong Saul maet hem luk olsem hem fitim nomoa? (b) Why nao Jehovah judgem Saul for wei wea hem no patient?

¹⁷ Firstaem, luk olsem samting wea Saul hem duim hem fitim. Hem luk olsem, pipol bilong God olketa “kasem hard taem,” “andanit bigfala hevi,” and seksek bikos long wei wea olketa barava needim help. (1 Samuel 13:6, 7) Hem tru, hem no rong for duim samting sapos bigfala need hem stap.d Bat, no forgetim hao Jehovah savve readim heart and luksavve long barava insaed feeling bilong iumi. (1 Samuel 16:7) Dastawe, hem mas lukim finis samfala samting abaotem Saul wea no stap insaed datfala story long Bible. Olsem example, Jehovah maet lukim finis hao wei wea Saul no patient hem kamaot from praod fasin. Maet Saul hem barava kros hao hem—king bilong full Israel—mas weit for samwan wea hem lukim olsem olo profet wea no duim samting kwiktaem! Nomata wanem, Saul hem tingse wei wea Samuel hem slow givim hem raet for duim samting seleva and for no followim kliafala instruction wea hem kasem finis. Wanem nao kamaot from diswan? Samuel nating tokhae long wanem Saul hem duim. Nomoa nao, hem disciplinem Saul, and sei: “Kingdom bilong iu bae hem no stap for longfala taem . . . bikos iu no keepim wanem Jehovah komandim iu.” (1 Samuel 13:13, 14) Long hia moa, praod fasin lead go long shame.

Protectim Iuseleva From Wei for No Patient

18, 19. (a) Storyim hao wei for no patient savve kosim servant bilong God tuday for duim samting long praodfala wei. (b) Wanem nao iumi shud remember abaotem hao Christian kongregeson hem waka?

¹⁸ Story bilong praod samting wea Saul duim hem stap insaed long Word bilong God for helpem iumi. (1 Corinthians 10:11) Hem isi tumas for iumi kros long olketa mistek bilong nara brata wea no perfect. Olsem Saul, maet iumi no patient, and maet tingim hao iumi nao mas duim samting for mekem evri samting stret. Tingim, olsem example, sapos wanfala brata barava gud long samfala wei for organizem samting. Hem no savve leit, savve gud long olketa procedure bilong kongregeson, and savve tumas for toktok and teach. Long semtaem, hem lukim hao samfala narawan no kasem haefala standard bilong hem, and olketa barava no kasem hao hem laekem. Waswe, diswan minim hem savve showimaot fasin for no patient? Waswe, hem shud tokdaonem brata bilong hem, wea maet givim idea hao sapos hem no duim samting for help no eniting bae muv and kongregeson bae kamap wik? Diswan hem praod fasin!

¹⁹ For tok stret, wanem nao holem Christian kongregeson tugeta? Savve for organize? for kwiktaem? bigfala savve? Hem tru, olketa samting hia savve help for mekem kongregeson for waka gud. (1 Corinthians 14:40; Philippians 3:16; 2 Peter 3:18) Bat, Jesus talem hao main mark wea pipol bae luksavve long olketa follower bilong hem nao hem love bilong olketa. (John 13:35) Dastawe olketa elder wea kea, nomata olketa followim order, olketa luksavve hao kongregeson hem no wanfala bisnis wea needim hardfala wei for organize; bat, hem wanfala sekson bilong olketa sheep wea needim kaenfala kea. (Isaiah 32:1, 2; 40:11) Wei wea praod fasin no laek for tingim olketa principle olsem savve lead go long raoa. Long difren wei, wei bilong God for organize hem givim peace.—1 Corinthians 14:33; Galatians 6:16.

20. Wanem nao bae iumi ting raonem long next article?

²⁰ Olketa Bible story abaotem Korah, Absalom, and Saul barava showimaot hao praod fasin lead go long shame, olsem Proverbs 11:2 talem. Bat, datfala sem verse go ahed for sei: “Wisdom stap witim olketa wea garem fasin for no ova tumas.” Wanem nao fasin for no ova tumas? Wanem example from Bible savve helpem iumi for minim gud disfala fasin, and hao nao iumi savve showimaot fasin for no ova tumas tuday? Bae iumi ting raonem olketa kwestin hia long next article.

[Olketa Footnote]

Waswe, Iu Remember?

• Wanem nao praod fasin?

• Hao nao jealous fasin kosim Korah for duim praod samting?

• Wanem nao iumi lanem from story bilong Absalom, wea aftarem bignem?

• Hao nao iumi savve stap klia long fasin for no patient wea Saul showimaot?

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Saul nating patient and duim praod samting