As we read through the book of Numbers we will see Israel didn't always do the right thing. When we get into Deuteronomy we will see other ways the people of Israel do wrong. However, it seems that at least in one aspect they did it right and that was if it was time to move. What does that tell us? First, don't see only the wrong people have done. Israel did a lot of good, yet to hear many preachers, Israel in the desert was filled with generally bad people. They got it right a lot actually. However, this takes us to the second thing we need to look out for in ourselves. Just because you are doing a lot of good that doesn't mean that you're okay. If I'm a brittle diabetic and say I obey my diet and only eat an entire sheet cake once a week then I'm not okay. I'll probably be dead soon. The great six days don't erase the choice I made on the seventh. For now, I want to rejoice that Israel got this right.
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