THROUGH THE BIBLE - Numbers

Never let it be said that God does not have a plan! The census or numbering that God instructed Moses to perform was for several reasons. Obviously to establish and document the military might of Israel because now they are in transition...meaning out of Egypt and in the wilderness...other opposition not Pharaoh would be their challenge. However it was not the fighting power of Israel that would secure their march..into the Promised Land. ..but obedience and confidence in God. Numbers teaches us that even in transition in the wilderness things can go horribly wrong if the reverence of God is not the focus. This could be the difference between an 11 day or 40 year journey!
Israel followed Moses but they were also assured by the presence of God as a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night. Natural and supernatural confidence. Wherever the cloud settled that's where Israel settled. Oh to follow God like that!