At the commandment of the Lord they rested in the tents, and at
the commandment of the Lord they
journeyed
Num 9:23 (KJV)
This is the secret of peace and calm
elevation. If an Israelite, in the desert, had taken it into his head to make
some movement independent of Jehovah; if he took it upon himself to move when
the crowd was at rest, or to halt while the crowd was moving, we can easily see
what the result would have been. And so it will ever be with us. If we move
when we ought to rest, or rest when we ought to move, we shall not have the
divine presence with us. –C.H.M.
