Numbers 9:15-18 “15 Now on the day that the tabernacle was erected the cloud covered the tabernacle, the tent of the testimony, and in the evening it was like the appearance of fire over the tabernacle, until morning. 16 So it was continuously; the cloud would cover it by day, and the appearance of fire by night. 17 Whenever the cloud was lifted from over the tent, afterward the sons of Israel would then set out; and in the place where the cloud settled down, there the sons of Israel would camp. 18 At the command of the Lord the sons of Israel would set out, and at the command of the Lord they would camp; as long as the cloud settled over the tabernacle, they remained camped.”
WAITING
It was important to give you all these verses today to get the full context of the movement of God through the cloud over the tabernacle. Can you imagine the sight? The millions of people would wait until the cloud moved before they moved. Every morning the first thing they would do is look toward the tabernacle (toward the presence of God) and see what He wanted to do that day.
Their schedule was God’s schedule. If the cloud lingered that day, they stayed. If it lifted and started to move, they followed. You should really read the whole chapter to get the complete picture. It was pretty amazing.
TEACHING MOMENT
We don’t have a cloud to follow, but we do have the Spirit of God in our lives who can lead us. That’s the lesson for our children. They must listen to the Spirit. They must allow Him to lead them. As they seek answers to life’s mysteries, they must turn to the Spirit of God Who lives within them (if they are a believer) and trust that He knows best when and how to move them.
Parents, we must model this for our children. We must be willing to follow the leading of the Spirit of God in our family’s lives. Where is He leading you? Has He been leading you in one direction, but you have stayed put, or worse, have you gone in the other direction?
A Moment In Time 