27:1-34
More Israelites are listed. Whoever wrote Chronicles was very keen on lists. The army groups were assigned to particular months. Things were done in an ordered fashion. An important part of running a church is doing things in an efficient and sensible manner. At the same time the administration must not smother the spiritual side of things, achieving the right balance can be quite difficult. Each tribe had its leader. 27:23 reminds us that “the Lord had promised to make Israel as numerous as the stars in the sky”. We can worry about how things will work out, but if we follow God’s way we can be assured that growth will occur. 27:24 seems to indicate that Israel had learned the lesson of the census. Over administrating is an error. There were people in charge of the various aspects of the nation. There needs to be someone with responsibility.
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