Life Application - Numbers

1.        The book of Numbers is one of order.  The people of Israel are to stand up and be counted.  They are organized into tribe, clans and families.  Why is ‘Order’ necessary in the Kingdom of God?

2.       The Hebrew men of age for battle are counted.  God is preparing them for battle as they also prepare to move in to the land of Canaan.  How are worship and war similar?

3.       God, through Moses, goes into a lot of detail describing the offerings of the twelve tribes of articles needed for the Tabernacle and its accessories.  What significance do you see in such a detailed description?

4.       What special offering can I bring before the Lord?

5.       Sometimes like Miriam, Aaron, Korah we can become prideful and even competitive in our service to the church.  Sometimes we also can feel inadequate or insignificant as servants.  What can I learn from these people on how to be obedient to serving God faithfully?

6.       God leads the Hebrew people through the dessert.  The move when the pillar moves.  They stay when the pillar stays.  How do I know where and when to go in my service to God?

7.       The people of Israel become ‘comfortable’ when at Mt. Sinai.  When God told them it was time to move, He was met with resistance.   What areas in your life have you become ‘comfortable’ in?

8.       Why or how can being ‘comfortable’ or ‘complacent’ become an enemy of spiritual growth?

9.       In what ways did the people of Israel show they doubted God’s Word?  In what ways do you/we sometimes act as if we doubt God’s Word?

10.   What was the purpose of wearing tassels?  What can we do today to accomplish the same thing?

11.   The Hebrew people were warned about ‘approaching’ God in the wrong way.  Is it possible for us to ‘approach’ God in the wrong way?  If so, how?

12.   Looking at the bronze snake enabled those who were sick to be healed?  How did Jesus use this event in His teaching?