Korach’s rebellion against Moshe Rabbinu A’H’s authority is used by the Rabbis as the paradigm for a dispute conducted “not for the sake of heaven” (Avoth 5:17) Rashi ZT’L offers two bases for initiating his campaign.
Rashi (16:1 DH Datan V’Avirom) asserts that Korach believed himself slighted since Elizafon Ben Uziel was appointed Prince of the Levites. Elizafon descended from the family of Ke…