The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him today and what came to my heart and mind in Numbers 2:34,
"So the Israelites did everything the Lord commanded Moses; that is the way they encamped under their standards, and that is the way they set out, each of them with their clan and family."
"So the Israelites did everything the Lord commanded Moses; that is the way they encamped under their standards, and that is the way they set out, each of them with their clan and family."
The organizational structure of both the camp, and then the procession of the nation when they moved from place to place in the wilderness is just striking. All organized - but not just organized any old way. All was organized and ordered in relationship to the presence of the Lord among them- at the center!
If we look at the organizational structure starting with the locus of God's presence among them, we find the tribe of Levi, who served at the tabernacle, surrounding God's presence in the middle. Judah, Issachar and Zebulun were situated to the east of the Lord's presence in the tabernacle, Reuben, Simeon and Gad were to the south, Ephraim, Manasseh and Benjamin to the west and Dan, Asher and Naphtali to the north.
Note that all of the positioning, all of the order, all of the arrangement was in reference to the Lord's presence among them. The Lord's presence was to be the central feature in the nation.
This, of course, brings to mind the positioning of the Lord in our own lives today. Where is the Lord? Is he in the caboose of our lives or the center? Is he off to the side in the things of our lives? Do we order our own lives starting with him in the center?
Just exactly what place does the Lord occupy in our lives?
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
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Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
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