Numbers 31:16 (KJV)
Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against the LORD in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of the LORD.
Balaam attempted to walk a very fine line between obeying God and enjoying the rewards of worldliness. The Bible never says he cursed Israel, but it does say he taught Israel to sin through compromise. It also tells us that he lived for reward.
I am concerned that there is far more “counsel of Balaam” among us today than we care to admit or even recognize. Balaam seemed to have a sincere desire to obey the Lord. He heard from God, and there were even lines of worldliness he would not cross. Yet he was never willing to come out from the world and be separate. He could not take that extreme step. He would not teach, preach, or insist that God’s people must refuse relationships with the world.
- How could one get ahead in life with such an extreme stance?
- How could a preacher ever expect to gain or keep a congregation?
- How could the next generation ever be expected to follow such preaching?
Today, the preacher’s “counsel” might not sound like counsel at all. It is more likely to take the form of compliance—toleration. To refuse to stand against worldliness becomes, in itself, a form of worldliness. For the one charged to counsel souls away from the world, ignoring worldliness is to counsel people to trespass against the Lord.
- It is extreme. - at one time it would have been labeled “the lunatic fringe” of Fundamentalism.
- It is unpopular.
- It is opposed to human reason.
But to refuse it is the error of Balaam for reward.
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The Counsel of Balaam: Silence Becomes Counsel to Compromise
⚠️ Are we seeing the counsel of Balaam in today’s churches? Numbers 31:16 warns us how compromise led Israel into sin and judgment. Many Christians wonder: Is toleration of worldliness just as dangerous as open sin?
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