Respectable Sins - Complaining Numbers 11:1-24; 12:1-16 Complaining is the child of ingratitude and impatience. Complaining always offends God Numbers 11:1 Complaining brings judgment and hurts others. Numbers 11:1 Complaining (a complaining spirit) distances us from the presence of God. Numbers 12:10 Complaining wears down leadership. Numbers 11:14-15 Complaining affects our view of God. Numbers 11:23