“Now in those days Israel had no king. And the tribe of Dan was trying to find a place where they could settle, for they had not yet moved into the land assigned to them when the land was divided among the tribes of Israel.” (NLT v.1)
Here we see the tribe of Dan looking for a place to live other than the one assigned to them by God through Moses. Their failure to obey God and drive out the Canaanites from their land back in chapter 1 has led them to now turn their back on what God had for them.
Looking for easier land to conquer and make their own, the Danites came to the land of the tribe of Ephraim and the house of Micah. While there, they recognized the voice of the young Levite and said to him, “Please inquire of God, that we may know whether the journey on which we go will be prosperous.”
This shows what a spiritually confused time this was in Israel. These Danites on a sinful mission met with a sinful Levite and wanted to know from a righteous God if their mission would be successful. Then the sinful Levite sent the sinning men on their way with God’s blessing (vv.3-6).
Failure to obey what God commands is always the result of failure to believe what He has promised. Believe in the promises of God, claim them, and you will drive out the enemy that is keeping you from enjoying all that God has in store for you.
The Truth: “For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us.” (2 Corinthians 1:20)
