Numbers 2:25

Numbers 2:25 says, The standard of the camp of Dan shall be on the north side by their armies: and the captain of the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.  On the north side was to be the house of Dan, completing the circle around the tabernacle.  God will always protect us as Christians from all sides.  Verse twenty-six adds, And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and two thousand and seven hundred.  The number of fighting men was given.  Verse twenty-seven says, And those that encamp by him shall be the tribe of Asher: and the captain of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ocran.  Verse twenty-eight adds, And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and one thousand and five hundred.  Next to the tribe of Dan was the tribe of Asher, and we are given the name of their captain and their number.  Verse twenty-nine states, Then the tribe of Naphtali: and the captain of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan.  Verse thirty adds, And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and three thousand and four hundred.  The final tribe placed was the tribe of Naphtali and we are given their captain and number in the tribe.  If nothing else, we can learn from this that God is very organized in His work, if we as His people listen to Him.  We are all as followers of Christ to work together for God's honor and glory.  Verse thirty-one says, All they that were numbered in the camp of Dan were an hundred thousand and fifty and seven thousand and six hundred. They shall go hindmost with their standards.  The total number of the three tribes falling under the camp of Dan was given.  We are also told that they would be at the rear of the tribes when they were moving.  They were no less as important as the ones at the front.  Whatever our position in God's kingdom, we are all equally important.  Though listed as under the house of Dan, the other two tribes were equally important.  We as Christians may be under the stewardship of different pastors today, but we are equally Important to God.  Verse thirty-two adds, These are those which were numbered of the children of Israel by the house of their fathers: all those that were numbered of the camps throughout their hosts were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.  The total number of the men over twenty who were able to go to war is given again.  This was far from the total number.  Hopefully, as Christians, God can count on us to be a part of His army and ready to go to war against the evil in the world.  Verse twenty-three declares, But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel; as the LORD commanded Moses.  The Levites, the priestly tribe, were not numbered in the children of Israel, though they were very much a part of it.  They were called to take care of the spiritual matters related to God, and not among those ready to go to war.  Today, since we are a part of the priesthood of believers, and we don't have physical things associated with God's presence, I am not sure that there is any believer in Christ who is exempt from fighting the war against sin.  Verse thirty-four adds, And the children of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses: so they pitched by their standards, and so they set forward, every one after their families, according to the house of their fathers.  The people of Israel did according to God's word, and so must we today as followers of Christ.