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fiery furnace. Nevertheless, Hashem gave him an additional blessing of
honor. One who flees honor will be pursued by it.

The tribe of Levi merited carrying the Mishkan and its utensils not only
because they were constantly involved in Torah study, but also because
they played no part in the sin of the Golden Calf.

The Avot performed all the mitzvot with utmost submission to Hashem,
even those Rabbinically ordained. In contrast, the spies were so consumed
with their honor that they went to scout the Land with negative intentions
from the start. They were afraid that they would be demoted from their
elevated posts once the nation entered the Land and therefore injected a
negative outlook into their report.

“Korach son of Yitzhar son of Kehat son of Levi

took, with Datan and Aviram, sons of Eliav, and
On ben Pelet, the offspring of Reuven”
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