Difficult Inheritances

Joshua 18-20; 1 Corinthians 9 

“(But the Danites had difficulty taking possession of their territory, so they went up and attacked Leshem, took it, put it to the sword and occupied it. They settled in Leshem and named it Dan after their forefather.)”

Joshua 19:47

Although they had the second highest number of men of all the Israelite tribes - an allotted inheritance of the richest land in the coastal plain - the Danites were unable, or unwilling, to fight for their inheritance. They would rather attack and possess a peaceful, unsuspecting city far north of their inheritance, than fight to possess what God had given them.

Have we, too, settled for less than God’s best for us?

Are we unwilling to fight for the renewing of our mind and surrender our appetite, and are we unwilling to even consider the mission God might have for us?

God has an inheritance for each person, each Church, and each tribe, but we must be willing to resist the enemy in order to claim it. “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities...” (Ephesians 6:12). Pride, lust, fear, rebellion, independence, and a host of other strongholds could be standing in the way of our inheritance.

Are we willing to engage in the battle?

Christ has won the victory; by faith, we now must apply it and resist the enemy.

“Lord Jesus, I will possess my inheritance in your name, for your glory.”