Numbers 10:11

Numbers 10:11 says, And it came to pass on the twentieth day of the second month, in the second year, that the cloud was taken up from off the tabernacle of the testimony.  In the twentieth day of the second month of the second year since leaving Egypt, the cloud moved.  God had things organized before He led them on.  Verse twelve adds, And the children of Israel took their journeys out of the wilderness of Sinai; and the cloud rested in the wilderness of Paran.  God led them to the wilderness of Paran by the movement of the cloud, and the people followed.  However and wherever God leads us today we must follow, and when He tells us to stay, we must stay.  Verse thirteen continues, And they first took their journey according to the commandment of the LORD by the hand of Moses.  Though following the cloud, the people of Israel recognized that they were following Moses who was following God's direction.  As Christians today, if we are following anyone, say a preacher or teacher in the church, we better make sure that they are following God's direction in what they preach and teach.  Of course, in order to do this, we must know what God's word says.  Verse fourteen states, In the first place went the standard of the camp of the children of Judah according to their armies: and over his host was Nahshon the son of Amminadab.  The tribe of Judah went first.  Verse fifteen adds, And over the host of the tribe of the children of Issachar was Nethaneel the son of Zuar.  Verse sixteen continues, And over the host of the tribe of the children of Zebulun was Eliab the son of Helon.  Then the tribe of Issachar and Zebulun went with them.  This was all done under the direction of God, just as we must work together under God's direction today as followers of Christ.  Verse seventeen concludes, And the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set forward, bearing the tabernacle.  The tabernacle was taken down, and the sons of Gershon and Merari carried it.  Verse eighteen says, And the standard of the camp of Reuben set forward according to their armies: and over his host was Elizur the son of Shedeur. Verse nineteen adds,, And over the host of the tribe of the children of Simeon was Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.  Next, the tribes of Rueben and Simeon moved out, still under God's direction.  We need to have Christians today, wherever we are, to be working under God's directions.  Verse twenty continues, And over the host of the tribe of the children of Gad was Eliasaph the son of Deuel.  Verse twenty-one concludes, And the Kohathites set forward, bearing the sanctuary: and the other did set up the tabernacle against they came.  The Kohathites carried the tabernacle and the others set it up when they got to where God led them.  Verse twenty-two states, And the standard of the camp of the children of Ephraim set forward according to their armies: and over his host was Elishama the son of Ammihud.  Verse twenty-three adds, And over the host of the tribe of the children of Manasseh was Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.  Verse twenty-four continues, And over the host of the tribe of the children of Benjamin was Abidan the son of Gideoni.  Verse twenty-five says, And the standard of the camp of the children of Dan set forward, which was the rereward of all the camps throughout their hosts: and over his host was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.  Verse twenty-six adds, And over the host of the tribe of the children of Asher was Pagiel the son of Ocran.  Verse twenty-seven continues, And over the host of the tribe of the children of Naphtali was Ahira the son of Enan.  Then verse twenty-eight concludes, Thus were the journeyings of the children of Israel according to their armies, when they set forward.  All the people of Israel set out on their journey in the order that God had told them to do.  We today as followers of Christ must set out on our journey as God leads us, and if we do, we will all work together to accomplish His work.