The Order of Encampment and Marching

An encampment is a resting place for an army and this is about how we rest and march.
We are soldiers of love and light and this is how we live.

2 The LORD said to Moses and Aaron, 2 “The people of Israel shall encamp
each by his own standard, with the ensigns of their fathers’ houses; they
shall encamp facing the tent of meeting on every side. 3 Those to
encamp on the east side toward the sunrise shall be of the standard of
the camp of Judah by their companies, the leader of the people of Judah
being Nahshon the son of Ammin′adab, 4 his host as numbered being
seventy-four thousand six hundred. 5 Those to encamp next to him shall
be the tribe of Is′sachar, the leader of the people of Is′sachar being
Nethan′el the son of Zu′ar, 6 his host as numbered being fifty-four
thousand four hundred. 7 Then the tribe of Zeb′ulun, the leader of the
people of Zeb′ulun being Eli′ab the son of Helon, 8 his host as numbered
being fifty-seven thousand four hundred. 9 The whole number of the
camp of Judah, by their companies, is a hundred and eighty-six thousand
four hundred. They shall set out first on the march.

10 “On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben by
their companies, the leader of the people of Reuben being Eli′zur the son
of Shed′eur, 11 his host as numbered being forty-six thousand five
hundred. 12 And those to encamp next to him shall be the tribe of
Simeon, the leader of the people of Simeon being Shelu′mi-el the son of
Zurishad′dai, 13 his host as numbered being fifty-nine thousand three
hundred. 14 Then the tribe of Gad, the leader of the people of Gad being
Eli′asaph the son of Reu′el, 15 his host as numbered being forty-five
thousand six hundred and fifty. 16 The whole number of the camp of
Reuben, by their companies, is a hundred and fifty-one thousand four
hundred and fifty. They shall set out second.

17 “Then the tent of meeting shall set out, with the camp of the Levites
in the midst of the camps; as they encamp, so shall they set out, each in
position, standard by standard.

18 “On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of E′phraim by
their companies, the leader of the people of E′phraim being Elish′ama the
son of Ammi′hud, 19 his host as numbered being forty thousand five
hundred. 20 And next to him shall be the tribe of Manas′seh, the leader
of the people of Manas′seh being Gama′liel the son of Pedah′zur, 21 his
host as numbered being thirty-two thousand two hundred. 22 Then the
tribe of Benjamin, the leader of the people of Benjamin being Abi′dan
the son of Gideo′ni, 23 his host as numbered being thirty-five thousand
four hundred. 24 The whole number of the camp of E′phraim, by their
companies, is a hundred and eight thousand one hundred. They shall set
out third on the march.

25 “On the north side shall be the standard of the camp of Dan by their
companies, the leader of the people of Dan being Ahi-e′zer the son of
Ammishad′dai, 26 his host as numbered being sixty-two thousand seven
hundred. 27 And those to encamp next to him shall be the tribe of Asher,
the leader of the people of Asher being Pa′giel the son of Ochran, 28 his
host as numbered being forty-one thousand five hundred. 29 Then the
tribe of Naph′tali, the leader of the people of Naph′tali being Ahi′ra the
son of Enan, 30 his host as numbered being fifty-three thousand four
hundred. 31 The whole number of the camp of Dan is a hundred and
fifty-seven thousand six hundred. They shall set out last, standard by
standard.”

32 These are the people of Israel as numbered by their fathers’ houses; all
in the camps who were numbered by their companies were six hundred
and three thousand five hundred and fifty. 33 But the Levites were not
numbered among the people of Israel, as the LORD commanded Moses.

34 Thus did the people of Israel. According to all that

the LORD commanded Moses, so they encamped by their standards, and
so they set out, every one in his family, according to his fathers’ house.