Numbers 26:52

Numbers 26:52 says, And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,  Verse fifty-three adds, Unto these the land shall be divided for an inheritance according to the number of names.  God instructed Moses on how to divide the land, though he himself would not divide it, but Joshua would, and we should trust God today to divide His blessings on us according to His will.  Verse fifty-four continues, To many thou shalt give the more inheritance, and to few thou shalt give the less inheritance: to every one shall his inheritance be given according to those that were numbered of him.  God said the inheritance was to be given in accordance to the number of people in the tribe.  Those with more people would receive more and those with fewer would receive less.  We today are rewarded according to our faith and not our numbers.  Verse fifty-five continues further, Notwithstanding the land shall be divided by lot: according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit.  Even though the land was to be divided by the size of the families, it was to be done by lot, which left God in charge and not the people themselves.  We need to leave God in charge of our material blessings today instead of attempting to decide for ourselves what we want and then expecting Him to give it to us.  Verse fifty-six concludes, According to the lot shall the possession thereof be divided between many and few.  Even though decided by lot, the land would still be divided by the size of the tribe.  We need to depend on God to divide His blessings on us today in accordance with His will.  Verse fifty-three states, And these are they that were numbered of the Levites after their families: of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites: of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites: of Merari, the family of the Merarites.  The Levites had not been numbered as a part of the overall number of the people of Israel, since they were set aside for service to God and would receive no inheritance of land.  We as followers of Christ are set aside from the world for service to God and will receive no lasting inheritance in this world, yet we often act like that is the most important thing.  Verse fifty-eight adds, These are the families of the Levites: the family of the Libnites, the family of the Hebronites, the family of the Mahlites, the family of the Mushites, the family of the Korathites. And Kohath begat Amram.  There were seven sons of Levi listed in the family, all of whom were set aside to God's service in the tabernacle.  Amram, a grandson, was also listed.  Verse fifty-nine continues, And the name of Amram’s wife was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, whom her mother bare to Levi in Egypt: and she bare unto Amram Aaron and Moses, and Miriam their sister.  Amram's wife was named Jochebed, who was the mother of Aaron and Moses.  Verse sixty aays, And unto Aaron was born Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.  Verse sixty-one adds, And Nadab and Abihu died, when they offered strange fire before the LORD.  Aaron had four sons, two of which had died for offering strange offerings before the LORD.  We are not saved because of who our parents are, but by a personal relationship with Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord.  Verse sixty-two continues, And those that were numbered of them were twenty and three thousand, all males from a month old and upward: for they were not numbered among the children of Israel, because there was no inheritance given them among the children of Israel.  The number of men who were of the tribe of Levi from birth on were twenty-three thousand, an increase of  a thousand.  Verse sixty-three says, These are they that were numbered by Moses and Eleazar the priest, who numbered the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho.  Moses and Eleazar numbered the people this time, since Aaron had died.  When one leader in God's family dies, He will raise up another.  Verse sixty-four adds, But among these there was not a man of them whom Moses and Aaron the priest numbered, when they numbered the children of Israel in the wilderness of Sinai.  None of those numbered by Moses and Aaron were a part of this number, since they died in the wilderness as God had said they would.  Verse sixty-five continues, For the LORD had said of them, They shall surely die in the wilderness. And there was not left a man of them, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.  The only exception of those who had doubted God and died in the wilderness were Caleb and Joshua, who had stood firm in their faith in God by telling the people that with God on their side they could defeat the people in the Promised Land.  We need to have faith in God today to be able to defeat all our enemies if we stand firm in our faith in Him.