both Aaron and especially Miriam showed that they did not understand and were not willing to be subject to G-d’s delegated authority (Moses) .

Do you think Miriam or Aaron were really wanting to go against G-d or just opposing Moses?

What they did not understand is that G-d and His delegated authority are inseparable! You can not reject G-d’s delegated authority without rejecting G-d and thus being rejected by G-d! G-d deals very harshly with the sin of rebellion as we saw with His own once highly esteemed angel, satan. Rebellion is satan’s principle and G-d deals especially harshly with those who rebel against those He places in authority.

But how about when political leaders that are in rebellion against G-d’s principles? What do you do then?

If G-d has allowed them to be in a place of authority then they are also in His will. REMEMBER, we can only see and understand with limited vision, limited knowledge, and limited information! G-d has throughout history frequently allowed “evil” countries with despicable leaders to come to power. If you were alive in those days and were living in the situation with your limited understanding, you would be inclined to speak against G-d and His decision to allow such things. But, looking back we see that G-d used these evil nations to punish Israel to bring her back to her dependence on G-d. Of course G-d who knows the future as if it were the past knew this. Do not speak against one of G-d’s delegated authority!

Even Hitler was used by G-d to accomplish His will. How? The creation of the modern state of Israel . 

But how about when a law is enacted or the government requires us to break one of G-d’s laws? Or if a husband who is the spiritual head of the family asks the wife to do something that is against one of G-d’s laws. What do you do then?

Daniel was forbidden to pray by the government. So he chose the higher authority of G-d and defied the lower authority of the government. But Daniel did not fight the government when they sent him to his death by throwing him into the lions den. G-d honored this obedience by closing the mouths of the lions in the pit. (Daniel 6:1-28)

When Peter and the other apostles were told not to speak about Yeshua by the high priest, they defied him.

Acts 5:29 But Peter and the apostles replied, "We must obey G-d rather than human authority. The G-d of our ancestors raised Yeshua from the dead after you killed Him by crucifying Him. Then G-d put Him in the place of honor at His right hand as Prince and Savior. He did this to give the people of Israel an opportunity to turn from their sins and turn to G-d so their sins would be forgiven.  We are witnesses of these things and so is the Ruach haKodesh, who is given by G-d to those who obey him."  At this, the high council was furious and decided to kill them. But one member had a different perspective. He was a Pharisee named Gamaliel, who was an expert on religious law and was very popular with the people. He stood up and ordered that the apostles be sent outside the council chamber for a while. Then he addressed his colleagues as follows: "Men of Israel , take care what you are planning to do to these men! Some time ago there was that fellow Theudas, who pretended to be someone great. About four hundred others joined him, but he was killed, and his followers went their various ways. The whole movement came to nothing. After him, at the time of the census, there was Judas of Galilee . He got some people to follow him, but he was killed, too, and all his followers were scattered. "So my advice is, leave these men alone.

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