Joshua. Today I noticed an important spiritual lesson in these verses: "9 The Israelites gave the following towns from the tribes of Judah and Simeon 10 to the descendants of Aaron, who were members of the Kohathite clan within the tribe of Levi, since the sacred lot fell to them first: 11 Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), in the hill country of Judah, along with its surrounding pasturelands. (Arba was an ancestor of Anak.) 12 But the open fields beyond the town and the surrounding villages were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession." Joshua 21:9-12 (NLT) We read a few days ago about the faith of patience of Caleb who waited 40 years to take possession of his promised territory; then he had to fight for it, slaying giants.
Notice in the above verses that God chose Hebron, the chief city of Caleb's possession, as a city of refuge and inheritance for the Levites. Caleb wait, Caleb fought and the best went to God. But we don't have any record that Caleb cried, "Foul!"
How do you and I receive it when we work hard for something and God wants the first from it? I think it was an honor for Caleb. Is it for us?
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