Numbers 2:25 “On the north side shall be the standard of the camp of Dan by their companies, the chief of the people of Dan being Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai, 26 his company as listed being 62,700. 27 And those to camp next to him shall be the tribe of Asher, the chief of the people of Asher being Pagiel the son of Ochran, 28 his company as listed being 41,500. 29 Then the tribe of Naphtali, the chief of the people of Naphtali being Ahira the son of Enan, 30 his company as listed being 53,400. 31 All those listed of the camp of Dan were 157,600. They shall set out last, standard by standard.”
If you've ever seen a sketch of what the organization of Israel would have been like around the Tabernacle, it is quite the display. If reminds one of some of the formal army arrangements throughout history. But this was not an army. It was a whole nation of people - God's people. God is, and always had been, a God of order. He has always planned, prepared, and expected His people to be a God of order. Paul repeats the same sentiment in I Corinthians 14. Such order does not negate holiness or the moving of the Spirit of God, but it allows it to flow more freely. Such order makes it visible to all, within and outside the "camp", who we are, and to observe God at work in us. We are no motley crew.
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