Judges 20:12 says,  And the tribes of Israel sent men through all the tribe of Benjamin, saying, What wickedness is this that is done among you?  The rest of the tribes of Israel sent men to the tribe of Benjamin to ask them about the wicked thing they had done.  They didn't just take the Levite's word for it, but gave the people of Benjamin a chance to present their side of the story.  We should always give people a chance to tell their side of the story before just condemning them outright.  Acting without being sure of the facts is almost as bad as not acting at all when we think someone has done something wrong.  Verse thirteen states, Now therefore deliver us the men, the children of Belial, which are in Gibeah, that we may put them to death, and put away evil from Israel. But the children of Benjamin would not hearken to the voice of their brethren the children of Israel:  The men of the rest of the tribes of Israel, after giving the people of Benjamin a chance to confess to the crime then asked them to present the men of Belial so they could be put to death.  They were not at odds with the whole tribe of Benjamin, but wanted the men who were guilty so they could be punished.  As followers of Christ, we cannot just condemn whole groups of people for the actions of one or a few.  Verse fourteen declares, But the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together out of the cities unto Gibeah, to go out to battle against the children of Israel.  Instead of doing the right thing and turning the guilty men over, the people of Benjamin prepared to go to war with the rest of Israel.  Not only were they not willing to do the right thing, they were willing to go to war to defend those who had committed a great sin.  If we have a disagreement with others today, especially those who are at least supposed to be our fellow brothers and sisters in Christ, we better make sure that it isn't over something that we are in the wrong about.  Verse fifteen adds,  And the children of Benjamin were numbered at that time out of the cities twenty and six thousand men that drew sword, beside the inhabitants of Gibeah, which were numbered seven hundred chosen men.  There were twenty six thousand men of Benjamin, plus seven hundred men of Gibeah who drew the sword.  That was a lot of people ready to go to war for a few.  Even though they were a part of God's chosen people, they were not consulting God nor acting in accordance with His will.  As Christians, we must always make sure that we are acting under the leadership of the Holy Spirit if we are in a dispute with others who profess to be Christians.  Verse sixteen states, Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men lefthanded; every one could sling stones at an hair breadth, and not miss.  Among these men were seven hundred left-handed men with great accuracy with the sling.  Verse seventeen declares, And the men of Israel, beside Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men that drew sword: all these were men of war.  There were four hundred thousand men of Israel who drew the sword against the twenty six plus thousand men of Benjamin who did.  When confronted with this great disparity in numbers, especially if the opposition was also a part of God's chosen people, you would think that the men of Benjamin might have decided that seeking the truth of the situation and acting accordingly would have been their best choice.  This is not to say that we should simply give in if we are confronted with a far superior force against us, but if those against us also profess to be followers of Christ, then we had better at least make sure we ask God for guidance in how to act in the situation.  Verse eighteen declares, And the children of Israel arose, and went up to the house of God, and asked counsel of God, and said, Which of us shall go up first to the battle against the children of Benjamin? And the LORD said, Judah shall go up first.  At least the rest of the people of Israel were seeking God's guidance.  Instead of just the whole four hundred thousand going against the men of Benjamin, they asked God who they should send, and God said send the men of Judah.  If we are going to do something in the name of God, we better first make sure that He has sent us.  Verse nineteen adds, And the children of Israel rose up in the morning, and encamped against Gibeah.  Then verse twenty adds, And the men of Israel went out to battle against Benjamin; and the men of Israel put themselves in array to fight against them at Gibeah. The men of Israel, I would assume the tribe of Judah arose and encamped near Gibeah, ready to fight them.  Verse twenty-one concludes, And the children of Benjamin came forth out of Gibeah, and destroyed down to the ground of the Israelites that day twenty and two thousand men.  The men of Benjamin came out and destroyed twenty two thousand men of Israel.  We would think that since the men of Israel were acting under God's leadership that the battle would have gone the other way, but as followers of Christ we can never assume that we are going to be successful physically in all our battles in the world, even if we are doing what God calls us to do.