“Moses said to the Gadites and Reubenites, “Shall your countrymen go to war while you sit here?” Numbers 32:6
This passage talks about these tribes of Israel being content with the location they had just won over on the other side of the Jordan river. This was not the promised land with which God desired to bless the nation of Israel. However, these tribes felt as if they had “arrived” and were willing to settle there. They weren’t thinking about the rest of the tribes. They were willing to allow them to go over the Jordan and fight their own battles.
I see this as a parallel to many believers today. They are content with where they are spiritually and are unwilling to continue to step out in faith. They feel as if they have had to fight their own battles. Let the next generation struggle and fight for themselves.
This is why America is in the position we are in spiritually. Past generations refused to continue fighting for future generations. We are doing the same thing today. We have a great deal to be thankful for concerning what passed generations have done for us spiritually. But, could it have been more?
The Gadites and Reubenites came back to Moses after his rebuke and said, “We would like to build pens here for our livestock and cities for our women and children. But we are ready to arm ourselves and go ahead of the Israelites until we have brought them to their place. Meanwhile our women and children will live in fortified cities, for protection from the inhabitants of the land. We will not return to our homes until every Israelite has received his inheritance. We will not receive any inheritance with them on the other side of the Jordan, because our inheritance has come to us on the east side of the Jordan.” Numbers 32:16-19
Not only were they willing to go over and fight, they were willing to go in the front and lead.
May we as mature believers in Jesus Christ take on this same attitude and be willing to continue fighting for our spiritual territories in order to strengthen future generations.





