民数记［第二章］
Book of Numbers 2
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民数记 第二章|Book of Numbers 2【安营摆阵】
06/03/2024
引言：
第一章说到【兴起大军】；跟着就是要【安营摆阵】，以便面对未来的人生挑战，过个以神为中心的必胜人生。
一、子民当以神为中心（2:1-2）
2:1 耶和华晓谕摩西、亚伦说： 2:2 “以色列人要各归自己的纛下，在本族的旗号那里，对着会幕的四围安营。
人生充满了各种要命的争战，你若没有意识到这事，你就只能处于被虏掠和受辖制的地步。甚至被黑暗捆绑，醉生梦死还自以为是。就像恐怖份子以残暴杀戮为英雄之举，竟不知这是一种蒙蔽？
以色列民离开咒诅的埃及之后，神立刻把他们定位为神的军队，神亲自作他们的元帅。今天第二章要让百姓明白如何扎营摆阵，一个以神为中心的阵营，面对未来的人生争战，以神为中心的生活才是得胜的保障。
二、扎营摆阵按神指示（2:3-31）
神特别为选民中的12支派命名，而且吩咐各支派按照神的指定，各归各营，各就各位。不是随意分组，而是有特定安排。因此，我们从这12支派的名字意思，可以看出这阵容的方向与意义。
1.凡事【赞美】为先—既有【价值】又【高贵】！（V3-9）
扎营在东边，向着日出之地，这是整个军队起行之时的带头者。这到底有什么启示和意义呢？ 从各支派大族的名字显然就显出神的意思。犹大的意思是【赞美】、以萨迦的意思是【有价值】、西布伦的意思是指【高贵的】。换句话说，人生之路要以赞美神作为开始，既是说神是带头的。跟着队伍中的以萨迦则表明这是有价值的，如此安排的人生是高贵的。换言之：高贵而有价值的人生就是以赞美神为一切行动的开始。
2.要作【儿子】且【听话】—才能成为主【大军】！（V10-17）
摆阵在南面的三个支派是行动时的第二队；流便是指【看哪儿子】、西缅的意思是【听见】、迦得的意思是【军队】！要作神的儿子就要会听，只有这样才能成为神的大军。这样才有力量战胜未来的战役。
3.得着【丰盛】则【忘忧】—才能成为【右手之子】！（V18-24）
紧跟着的第三大队是西边的队伍，他们是以【丰盛】为旗号的大军。因为丰盛而导致【忘记】了过去的羞辱和失败。而且都要成为【右手之子】，右手代表神的能力。按此名字所包含的意思，神子民的经历一定是丰盛的，因为丰盛而促使他们渐渐忘记了过去的羞辱。从而成为神的名下，大有能力的子民。
4.得蒙【伸冤】就【有福】—提防外来的【相争】！（V25-31）
最后是摆阵于北边的队伍，他们要成为末后的审判官，就一切受冤屈的得回公道。好让最终的快乐蒙福临到。守在最后的队伍名为【相争】。因为在他们的后面就不再是神的军队，而是世界的其他敌对者，因此会有属世的血气之权势要引发相争，因此得要特别的留心。
三、利未献身全职服事（2:32-34）
在12支派的四大队伍分四面环绕会幕，而代表神的会幕则由利未支派所环绕。表明他们是分别为圣，专门负责经营约柜与会幕的事。（民2:17 “随后，会幕要往前行，有利未营在诸营中间。他们怎样安营，就怎样往前行，各按本位，各归本纛。）
总结：这是神指示祂子民的人生模式
以色列百姓是神的子民，神给他们的生活模式即是他们得胜的法则。换成今天的注解，既是基督徒要以基督为中心，既是以教会为中心。我们要分成不同小组，并且各按各自的小组摆位。凡事以主为先，可是别忘记后方还是有争战。我们唯有保守自己在群队里，同心前行不分散，我们就会去到最后的全然得胜与荣耀。
Numbers 2 Setting up the camp
GK611 Morning Devotion
6 March 2024
The Morning Devotion Speaker: Rev David Tan
Introduction：
Chapter 1 talks about [raising up an army]; then it is time to [set up camp] in order to face the challenges of life in the future, and to live a victorious God-centred life.
1. The people should be God-centred (2:1-2)
V1 And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying: V2“Everyone of the children of Israel shall camp by his own standard, beside the emblems of his father’s house; they shall camp some distance from the tabernacle of meeting.
Life is full of all kinds of deadly battles, and if you do not realise this, you will only be in a position of captivity and bondage. You are even in bondage to darkness, drunkenness and self-righteousness. Just like the terrorists who are heroic in their brutal killings, not realising that this is a form of delusion?
Immediately after the people of Israel left cursed Egypt, God positioned them as His army, with God Himself as their general. Today's chapter 2 is to let the people understand how to set up their camp, a God-centred camp, and how a God-centred life is a guarantee of victory in the battles of life to come.
2. Setting up camps and positions according to God's instructions (V3-31)
God specifically named the 12 tribes of the elect and commanded each tribe to camp and take its place according to God's designation. Not random groupings, but a specific arrangement. Therefore, we can see the direction and significance of this formation from the meaning of the names of these 12 tribes.
(1) Praise comes first in all things - both [valuable] and [noble]! (V3-9)
Encamped in the east, towards the place of sunrise, this is the leader of the whole army as it rises. What is the revelation and significance of this? God's meaning is evident from the names of the great tribes. Judah means [praise], Issachar means [valuable], and Zebulun means [noble]. In other words, the path of life begins with praising God, which means both that God is leading the way. Following the procession with Issachar then indicates that it is valuable and that the life so arranged is noble. In other words: a noble and worthy life is one in which praising God is the beginning of all actions.
(2) To be [sons] and [obedient] - to be in the Lord's [army]! (V10-17)
The three tribes in the south were the second group in the action; Reuben means [behold the son], Simeon means [hear], and Gad means [army]! To be a son of God one must be able to hear, and only then can one become an army of God. Only then will you have the strength to overcome the battles ahead.
(3) If you have [abundance], you will [forget your worries] - only then can you become [a son of the right hand]! (V18-24)
The third large group immediately following is the group in the west, and they are the large army under the banner of [abundance]. Because of the abundance it leads to [forgetting] the humiliation and defeat of the past. And all will become [sons of the right hand], the right hand representing the power of God. According to the meaning contained in this name, the experience of God's people must be abundant, and because of that abundance they are prompted to gradually forget the humiliation of the past. Thus they become a powerful people in the name of God.
(4) Blessed are those who have been [redressed] - Beware of foreign [rivalry]! (V25-31)
Lastly, there is the procession in the north, who will be the last judge and will bring justice to all who have been wronged. So that the final joy may be blessed. The procession at the end is called [contending]. Because behind them will no longer be the armies of God, but other adversaries of the world, there will be worldly powers of blood that will lead to strife, and therefore must be aware.
3. To have [abundance] is to [forget] - to become [a son of the right hand]! (V18-24)
The third large group immediately following is the group from the west, and they are a large army with [abundance] as their banner. Because of the abundance it leads to [forgetting] the humiliation and defeat of the past. And all will become [sons of the right hand], the right hand representing the power of God. According to the meaning contained in this name, the experience of God's people must be abundant, and because of that abundance they are prompted to gradually forget the humiliation of the past. Thus they become a powerful people in the name of God.
4. Blessed are those who have been [redressed] - Beware of foreign [rivalry]! (V25-31)
Lastly, there is the procession in the north, who will be the last judge and will bring justice to all who have been wronged. So that the final joy may be blessed. The procession at the end is called [rivalry]. Because behind them will no longer be the armies of God, but other adversaries of the world, there will be worldly powers of blood that will lead to strife, and therefore must be aware.
3. Levi's devoted full-time ministry (2:32-34)
The four main groups of the 12 tribes surrounded the tabernacle on four sides, while the tabernacle representing God was surrounded by the tribe of Levi. Indicating that they were separate and holy and dedicated to operating the Ark of God and the Tabernacle. (Num. 2:17 “And the tabernacle of meeting shall move out with the camp of the Levites in the middle of the camps; as they camp, so they shall move out, everyone in his place, by their standards..)
Conclusion: This is the pattern of life that God instructed His people to follow
The people of Israel were God's people, and the pattern of life that God gave them was the law of their victory. Translated into today's annotation, both Christians are to be Christ-centred and church-centred. We are to be divided into groups and positioned according to our groups. Put the Lord first in all things, but don't forget that there is still a battle going on behind the scenes. Only if we keep ourselves in the group and walk in unity and do not scatter, we will go to the final victory and glory.
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