Can the Lord Count on Us?

Numbers 1-2; Acts 24 

“Take a census of the whole Israelite community by their clans and families, listing every man by name, one by one. You and Aaron are to number by their divisions all the men in Israel twenty years old or more who are able to serve in the army.”

Numbers 1:2, 3

Why did God command Moses to take a census or all Israelite men by name and by tribe?

God makes covenant with individuals, not just a nation. Each person matters to God. God held the men responsible for their families. It was the 603,550 men who were being prepared for warfare as Israel were soon to face attacks in the desert. God’s promises and covenant with us today through Jesus Christ extends to both men and women, by name. We, too, have a responsibility to keep the terms of our covenant with God. We, too, are being trained for spiritual warfare, not just for our own wellbeing, but on behalf of our family, community, and nation. “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.” (Ephesians 6:12).

Can the Lord count on us in this battle?

“Lord Jesus, I desire to be faithful in the battle for my generation, for your glory.”