The Encampment Ordered
“And the children of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses: so they pitched by their standards, and so they set forward, every one after their families, according to the house of their fathers.” (v. 34)
Here in chapter 2 the tribes were instructed to encamp around the tabernacle. Yet, they were to pitch their tents afar off in reverence to the sanctuary. Each tribe was given a specific direction and location in which to set up their company and they did so without murmuring, questioning or disputing their position. This ordered encampment became their safety and their beauty (Numbers 24:5-6).
Just as each of the tribes of Israel accepted their position in the camp around the sanctuary, it is our duty to be content with the place allotted us within the body of Christ as well. For in so doing, we make our sanctuary a place of safety and beauty as well.
The Truth
“I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called, with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love, endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.” (Ephesians 4:1-6)
