"The sin that resulted so disastrously to Uzziah was one of presumption. In violation of a plain command of Jehovah, that none but the descendants of Aaron should officiate as priests, the king entered the sanctuary “to burn incense upon the altar.” Azariah the high priest and his associates remonstrated, and pleaded with him to turn from his purpose. “Thou hast trespassed,” they urged; “neither shall it be for thine honor.” Verses 16, 18 . PK 304.1"
"To be a memorial unto the children of Israel, that no stranger, which is not of the seed of Aaron, come near to offer incense before the Lord; that he be not as Korah, and as his company: as the Lord said to him by the hand of Moses."
EGW directly references the Uzziah story and the principle of unauthorized persons officiating as priests, which is rooted in passages like Numbers 16:40. The connection is explicit and central to her point.
"Uzziah was filled with wrath that he, the king, should be thus rebuked. But he was not permitted to profane the sanctuary against the united protest of those in authority. While standing there, in wrathful rebellion, he was suddenly smitten with a divine judgment. Leprosy appeared on his forehead. In dismay he fled, never again to enter the temple courts. Unto the day of his death, some years later, Uzziah remained a leper—a living example of the folly of departing from a plain “Thus saith the Lord.” Neither his exalted position nor his long life of service could be pleaded as an excuse for the presumptuous sin by which he marred the closing years of his reign, and brought upon himself the judgment of Heaven. PK 304.2"
"But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction: for he transgressed against the Lord his God, and went into the temple of the Lord to burn incense upon the altar of incense."
EGW's description of Uzziah's actions and their consequences closely mirrors the account in 2 Chronicles 26:16. The verse highlights Uzziah's pride leading to his transgression, which is the core of EGW's commentary.
"God is no respecter of persons. “The soul that doeth aught presumptuously, whether he be born in the land, or a stranger, the same reproacheth the Lord; and that soul shall be cut off from among his people.” Numbers 15:30 . PK 304.3"
"But the soul that doeth ought presumptuously, whether he be born in the land, or a stranger, the same reproacheth the Lord; and that soul shall be cut off from among his people."
Ellen White directly references Numbers 15:30 in this passage.
"Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:"
EGW quotes Numbers 15:30 directly after stating that God is no respecter of persons. While the Acts verse also states that God is no respecter of persons, the direct quote from Numbers 15:30 is the primary connection.
"Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; but ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God’s: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring it unto me, and I will hear it."
Both passages address the concept of impartiality and avoiding favoritism. While EGW quotes Numbers 15:30, the initial statement about God not being a respecter of persons connects thematically to Deuteronomy 1:17, which emphasizes impartial judgment.