Numbers 11:26 Now two men remained in the camp, one named Eldad, and the other named Medad, and the Spirit rested on them. They were among those registered, but they had not gone out to the tent, and so they prophesied in the camp. 27 And a young man ran and told Moses, “Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp.” 28 And Joshua the son of Nun, the assistant of Moses from his youth, said, “My lord Moses, stop them.” 29 But Moses said to him, “Are you jealous for my sake? Would that all the Lord's people were prophets, that the Lord would put his Spirit on them!” 30 And Moses and the elders of Israel returned to the camp.
The people of Israel had no more than started on their journey from the mountain to the promised land when the predictable happened: they complained about having only manna and no meat. To top it off, as they were working on resolving that issue the above happened: some prophets who had not heard of the seventy elders being selected and confirmed by prophesying did so on their own. Wrongly perceiving this as a rebellious act, this young man runs to Moses and tattles on him, causing Joshua to speak as he does. We are reminded of a similar and more popular event with Jesus and His disciples. In both cases, Moses and Jesus correct the error of their pupils. Complaining and tattling are not part of God's plan!
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