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Obedient- Joshua accepted God’s call to lead and he shared the duties of leading.
Christ-like obedience- One of the greatest lessons we learn from the life of Christ is to obey the will of the Father.
We know this because Christ says, I have come to do the will of my Father on multiple occasions in the Gospels.
Here we read of Joshua who was obeying the command to lead, which put him in a position to be accepted and obeyed or rejected and disobeyed.
(He had been around long enough to know it could go either way) When Moses took the role of leader, he tried to make excuses.
We see here that Joshua simply obeyed and moved forward in faith, trusting God would provide what He said He would provide and as we have observed in previous messages, this was Joshua’s M.O.
Josh 1:10-11
This was a significant event that they were about to embark on.
They had spent virtually their entire lives wandering in the wilderness.
Their way of life is about to change drastically.
I remember one of the biggest decisions I ever made was to marry my sweetheart, but as the wedding was about to start, while I was very excited to be married and very much looked forward to my future with her, I also got very nervous.
Why was I nervous?
Because of the long-term commitment I was making and because life would be different for me from that day on.
Consider the situation that the Israelites were in.
They had been wandering for years and now they would have a place to call their own.
A wonderful land full of opportunity and blessing.
Think of the emotions of excitement and anticipation but also the concern of the conquest ahead, and the thoughts of uncertainty and the unknown they must have been experiencing.
What would the land be like?
How strong and fortified are the cities we are going to conquer?
How long will the battles last?
How many lives will be lost in the process of taking the land?
What we see, is that they were in this together.
They were a community.
In fact they were a family.
A very large extended family.
Community/Family
Josh 1:11
Joshua
Partnership- The leadership was shared and the other leaders did their part
Often it is helpful to share the load of leadership, to strengthen and encourage one another during the ups and downs of life.
To help one another communicate the objective.
To remind one another what the objective is.
To spur one another on when the going gets tough.
Parents- training children
Children- obeying and honoring parents
Members- building one another up in unity to be more Christlike.
Qualities of a Christ-like Community
We will look at a few of the qualities the Israelites displayed, which were also displayed by Jesus Christ.
This is not an exhaustive list, but the qualities are ones that we ought to seek to emulate in our lives, as we seek to help others know Christ and gain a better understanding of our Heavenly Father.
Joshua 1:
Content- They were pleased with what God provided.
Christ, our Supreme example demonstrated the ability to be content when He came to earth as a man, as He willfully set aside many of His attributes, and humbled Himself, and was born a baby, so that He could accomplish the Father’s will.
Paul also demonstrated the ability to be content despite the difficult circumstances that he frequently faced in his lifetime.
There are plenty of examples of the children of God being discontent.
Chances are we don’t have to think very long to remember a time in our lives when we have experienced discontentment.
Hopefully, for the sake of our Lord’s name, we don’t have to think very long to recall a time of contentment either.
In fact, let me ask you this:
Paul also demonstrated the ability to be content despite the difficult circumstances that he frequently faced in his lifetime.
In fact, let me ask you this:
When is the last time were struck with the realization that God has blessed you and provided for all your needs and many of the things you simply want?
The two and a half tribes were content to stay on the east of the Jordan River because the land met their needs.
There is an obvious distinction from their response to that of those who refused to enter the land because they were afraid.
They weren’t shirking responsibility.
They were not trying to abandon their fellow Israelites.
If fact, they proved how much they cared for them, which is the 2nd quality of a Christ-like community.
Caring/Concern- They demonstrated love for their fellow citizens.
The Reubenites, Gadites and the half tribe of Manasseh were concerned for the welfare of the other tribes.
They cared enough to leave their own families behind, in order that the other tribes would be successful in possessing the land on the other side of the Jordan River.
Their care for one another was accompanied by a similar quality, which is the third quality of a Christ-like community.
They were committed to the cause.
Committed- They agreed to follow through on previous orders until the job was done.
Num 32:
There are plenty of examples of the children of God being discontent.
Chances are we don’t have to think very long to remember a time in our lives when we have experienced discontentment.
Hopefully, for the sake of our Lord’s name, we don’t have to think very long to recall a time of contentment either.
When is the last time were struck with the realization that God has blessed you and provided for all your needs and many of the things on you list of “wants”.
Promise Keepers- Following through on Moses’ command to go with the others into the land, until they possess the rest promised to the other tribes.
The two and a half tribes were content to stay on the east of the Jordan because the land met their needs.
Punishment Published-
There is an obvious distinction from their response to that of those who refused to enter the land because they were afraid.
Committed- They agreed to follow through on previous orders until the job was done.
Joshua 1:15-18
They were committed to obey no matter the cost.
Let your yes, be yes and your no be no.
They were committed to fight for others to receive their inheritance.
They were at rest, knowing God would keep them.
They did this despite the risk to their wives, children and livestock.
They were committed to keep one another accountable.
(Whoever rebels against Joshua’s commands and disobeys his word, whatever he commands, shall be put to death.)
A mission society is reported to have written to David Livingstone- “Have you found a good road to where you are?
If so, we want to send other men to join you.”
Livingstone replied, “If you have en who will come only if they know there is a good road, I don’t want them.
I want men who will come if there is no road at all.”
We need to be committed to the task that God has called us to.
We need to be sure of our commitment to obey God’s Word and follow the leading of the Holy Spirit.
The men of Israel were committed and they remained strong and courageous, and they encouraged Joshua and the other leaders to do the same.
They were obedient, they were content, they were caring, they were committed and finally, they were Strong and Courageous-
They reminded Joshua of God’s presence and the necessity of being bound to the Word of God and to obey it.
As we look at those qualities, I think we can all agree that they are qualities and character traits that Christ also demonstrated.
If we are Christians (little-Christs) then we too will be content with they way that God has chosen to provide for us.
We will care about our brothers and sisters in Christ, we will want to help them to enter into the Rest that God has provided for them.
We will be committed, ensuring that our yes means yes and our no means no.
We will also be strong and courageous.
We will be willing to hold strong and fast to the Word of God, and if we do these things by grace of God, through the work of Jesus Christ and the power of the Holy Spirit, we be a light to the people around us and we will bring glory to our Heavenly Father.
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