Moses Calls on Korah to Respond to His Challenge (Numbers 16:16-17).
‘And Moses said to Korah, “Be you and all your company before Yahweh, you, and they, and Aaron, tomorrow.” '
Moses then turned his attention back to the Levite conspirators, and bade Korah with all his band of Levites to come to the Dwellingplace in the morning, into the courtyard ‘before Yahweh'. They were to be there along with Aaron so that a proper test of their acceptability with Yahweh could be determined. He would deal with the others later.
“ And take you every man his censer, and put incense on them, and bring you before Yahweh every man his censer, two hundred and fifty censers. You also, and Aaron, each his censer.”
And they were to take every man his censer and put incense on them, and bring it before Yahweh, a censer for every man in his band (compare Numbers 16:6-7). And Aaron would be there too with his censer. Even as we read the words a chill fills our hearts. We all know the folly of what they were about to do. We know even without reading on that there could be only one conclusion. They were rebelling against Yahweh's strict instructions, and coming into His presence in doing it. It would be sin with a high hand.