THE SUPREME ORGANIZER

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"The Lord said to Moses and Aaron: "The Israelites are to camp around the Tent of Meeting some distance from it, each man under his standard with the banners of his family." On the east, toward the sunrise, the divisions of the camp of Judah are to encamp under their standard. The leader of the people of Judah is Nahshon son of Amminadab. 4 His division numbers 74,600. The tribe of Issachar will camp next to them. The leader of the people of Issachar is Nethanel son of Zuar. His division numbers 54,400. The tribe of Zebulun will be next. The leader of the people of Zebulun is Eliab son of Helon. His division numbers 57,400. All the men assigned to the camp of Judah, according to their divisions, number 186,400. They will set out first. On the south will be the divisions of the camp of Reuben under their standard. The leader of the people of Reuben is Elizur son of Shedeur. His division numbers 46,500. The tribe of Simeon will camp next to them. The leader of the people of Simeon is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai. His division numbers 59,300. The tribe of Gad will be next. The leader of the people of Gad is Eliasaph son of Deuel. His division numbers 45,650. All the men assigned to the camp of Reuben, according to their divisions, number 151,450. They will set out second. Then the Tent of Meeting and the camp of the Levites will set out in the middle of the camps. They will set out in the same order as they encamp, each in his own place under his standard. On the west will be the divisions of the camp of Ephraim under their standard. The leader of the people of Ephraim is Elishama son of Ammihud. His division numbers 40,500. The tribe of Manasseh will be next to them. The leader of the people of Manasseh is Gamaliel son of Pedahzur. His division numbers 32,200. The tribe of Benjamin will be next. The leader of the people of Benjamin is Abidan son of Gideoni. His division numbers 35,400. All the men assigned to the camp of Ephraim, according to their divisions, number 108,100. They will set out third. On the north will be the divisions of the camp of Dan, under their standard. The leader of the people of Dan is Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai. His division numbers 62,700. The tribe of Asher will camp next to them. The leader of the people of Asher is Pagiel son of Ocran. His division numbers 41,500. The tribe of Naphtali will be next. The leader of the people of Naphtali is Ahira son of Enan. 30 His division numbers 53,400. All the men assigned to the camp of Dan number 157,600. They will set out last, under their standards. These are the Israelites, counted according to their families. All those in the camps, by their divisions, number 603,550. The Levites, however, were not counted along with the other Israelites, as the Lord commanded Moses. So the Israelites did everything the Lord commanded Moses; that is the way they encamped under their standards, and that is the way they set out, each with his clan and family." Numbers 2

Call me weird but I love animated movies. It seems today that they, with a few exceptions, are the only decent movies available to watch…ones with values and no profanity or excessive violence.

Well, several years ago I watched a very good animated movie, one that used claymation. The name of the movie was called Chicken Run. Maybe you have seen it.

Anyways, the movie is about a group of chickens who are trying to escape from what is soon to be their demise at the hands of the chicken farmers, the Tweedy’s, who have visions of making them all into chicken pies and making a fortune.

The male member of the farming team witnesses the chickens assembling and making preparations to escape. He tries to tell his wife the chickens are getting organized to which she chastises him saying "They're CHICKENS, you dolt. Apart from you, they're the most stupid creatures on this planet. They don't plot, they don't scheme, and they are NOT organized." Little did she know that her husband was right. The chickens were organizing and were able to find their way to safety, averting disaster and destruction.

Well in today’s scripture, the Lord shows us that He is interested in the people of God being organized. After the census done in Chapter 1, Chapter 2 shows the Lord arranging the tribes in camps around the tabernacle with three tribes each being positioned to the east, south, west and north. The tabernacle and the Levites were in the center of this arrangement…the focal place of worship guarded and protected by all of Israel.

Today, the Lord organizes His believers as well and they gather in churches around the world to commune with Him, learn more about His will for them and go forth to make disciples. Consider this passage from Colossians 1:

"We look at this Son and see the God who cannot be seen. We look at this Son and see God's original purpose in everything created. For everything, absolutely everything, above and below, visible and invisible, rank after rank after rank of angels—everything got started in him and finds its purpose in him. He was there before any of it came into existence and holds it all together right up to this moment. And when it comes to the church, he organizes and holds it together, like a head does a body." The Message Colossians 1:15-18

God, the Supreme Maker of everything, is the Master Organizer. Everything has a place in the order of His Creation and He holds it all together…the Head of the Body of Christ. What an awesome privilege it is to be part of that Body and to be used by the Lord in powerful ways as He organizes us and puts us in every place that He wants us to accomplish His purpose.

Question: Do you know the Supreme Organizer of your life? Have you surrendered your life to His perfect plan for it? Have you come to the realization that God will always put you where He wants you to be if you surrender yourself to His will?

In Christ,

Mark

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