Numbers 11-14, 20-24, 27

In these chapters the Israelites learn about being faithful to the Lord's servants. They learn about trusting the Lord's power even when the circumstances of life seem hopeless. They learn that being faithless brings spiritual harm, but also that they can repent and look to God and live.

How are we like the Israelites? Do we murmur against God's servants? Do we at times feel like we know better than they do in relation to the affairs of the church? How does being faithless bring spiritual harm? God's hand is always stretched out still and in His long-suffering He beckons us to look up and live... just as these stories clearly portray.