Numbers 14:1

And all the congregation

lifted up their voice, and
cried; and the people wept
that night.
 And all the children of
Numbers 14:2

Israel murmured against Moses

and against Aaron: and the whole
congregation said unto them,
Would God that we had died in
the land of Egypt! or would God
we had died in this wilderness!
 And wherefore hath
Numbers 14:3

the LORD brought us unto this

land, to fall by the sword, that
our wives and our children
should be a prey? were it not
better for us to return into Egypt?
Numbers 14:4

And they said one to another,

Let us make a captain, and let
us return into Egypt.
Numbers 14:5

Then Moses and Aaron fell on

their faces before all the
assembly of the congregation
of the children of Israel.
 And Joshua the son
Numbers 14:6

of Nun, and Caleb the son of

Jephunneh, which were of
them that searched the land,
rent their clothes:
 And they spake unto all
Numbers 14:7

the company of the children of

Israel, saying, The land, which
we passed through to search it, is
an exceeding good land.
 If
Numbers 14:8

the LORD delight in us,

then he will bring us into
this land, and give it us; a
land which floweth with
milk and honey.
 If
Numbers 14:8

the LORD delight in us,

then he will bring us into
this land, and give it us; a
land which floweth with
milk and honey.
Numbers 14:9

Only rebel not ye against

the LORD, neither fear ye the
people of the land; for they are
bread for us: their defence is
departed from them, and
the LORD is with us: fear them not.
DON’T GO BACK TO EGYPT
I. DON’T GO AGAINST
YOUR LEADER
Numbers 14:1

And all the congregation

lifted up their voice, and
cried; and the people wept
that night.
 And all the children of
Numbers 14:2

Israel murmured against Moses

and against Aaron: and the whole
congregation said unto them,
Would God that we had died in
the land of Egypt! or would God
we had died in this wilderness!
 And wherefore hath
Numbers 14:3

the LORD brought us unto this

land, to fall by the sword, that
our wives and our children
should be a prey? were it not
better for us to return into Egypt?
A . REMEMBER YOUR LEADER
 Remember them which
Hebrews 13:7

have the rule over you, who have

spoken unto you the word of
God: whose faith follow,
considering the end of their
conversation.
 Obey them that have the
Hebrews 13:17

rule over you, and submit yourselves:

for they watch for your souls, as they
that must give account, that they may
do it with joy, and not with grief: for
that is unprofitable for you
B . RESPECT YOUR LEADER
1 Timothy 5:17

Let the elders that rule well be

counted worthy of double
honour, especially they who
labour in the word and doctrine.
1 Timothy 5:18
For the scripture saith, thou
shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth
out the corn. And, The labourer is
worthy of his reward.
1 Timothy 5:19
Against an elder receive not
an accusation, but before two or three
witnesses.
C . REPAY YOUR LEADER
 For it is written in the
1 Corinthians 9:9

law of Moses, thou shalt not

muzzle the mouth of the ox that
treadeth out the corn. Doth God
take care for oxen?
1 Corinthians 9:10
Or saith he it altogether for our
sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written:
that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and
that he that thresheth in hope should be
partaker of his hope.
1 Corinthians 9:11
If we have sown unto you spiritual
things, is it a great thing if we shall reap your
carnal things?
II. DON’T GRIEVE THE LORD
Numbers 14:8
If the LORD delight in us, then he
will bring us into this land, and give it us; a
land which floweth with milk and honey.
Numbers 14:9
Only rebel not ye against
the LORD, neither fear ye the people of the
land; for they are bread for us: their defence
is departed from them, and the LORD is
with us: fear them not
Numbers 14:10
But all the congregation bade stone
them with stones. And the glory of
the LORD appeared in the tabernacle of the
congregation before all the children of Israel.
Numbers 14:11
And the LORD said unto Moses,
How long will this people provoke me? and
how long will it be ere they believe me, for all
the signs which I have shewed among them?
 And grieve not the holy
Ephesians 4:30

Spirit of God, whereby ye are

sealed unto the day of redemption.
Hebrews 3:7
Wherefore (as the Holy
Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear
his voice,
Hebrews 3:8
Harden not your hearts, as in
the provocation, in the day of
temptation in the wilderness:
Hebrews 3:9
When your fathers tempted
me, proved me, and saw my works
forty years.
Hebrews 3:10
Wherefore I was grieved
with that generation, and said, They
do alway err in their heart; and they
have not known my ways.
Hebrews 3:11
So I sware in my wrath,
They shall not enter into my rest.)
 Be ye not unequally
2 Corinthians 6:14

yoked together with unbelievers:

for what fellowship hath
righteousness with
unrighteousness? and what
communion hath light with
darkness?
A. EASY TO PLEASE THE LORD
 But without faith it is
Hebrews 11:6

impossible to please him: for he

that cometh to God must believe
that he is, and that he is a
rewarder of them that diligently
seek him.
B. DELIGHT IN THE LORD
 Delight thyself also in
Psalms 37:4

the LORD: and he shall give thee the

desires of thine heart.

If any of you lack wisdom, let

James 1: 5

him ask of God, that giveth to all men

liberally, and upbraideth not; and it
shall be given him.
1 Kings 3:7
And now, O LORD my God, thou hast
made thy servant king instead of David my
father: and I am but a little child: I know not
how to go out or come in.
1 Kings 3:8
And thy servant is in the midst of thy
people which thou hast chosen, a great people,
that cannot be numbered nor counted for
multitude
1 Kings 3:9
Give therefore thy servant an
understanding heart to judge thy people,
that I may discern between good and bad:
for who is able to judge this thy so great a
people?
1 Kings 3:10
And the speech pleased the LORD,
that Solomon had asked this thing.
 And God said unto him,
1 Kings 3:11

Because thou hast asked this thing,

and hast not asked for thyself long
life; neither hast asked riches for
thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine
enemies; but hast asked for thyself
understanding to discern judgment;
 Behold, I have done
1 Kings 3:12

according to thy words: lo, I have

given thee a wise and an
understanding heart; so that there
was none like thee before thee,
neither after thee shall any arise like
unto thee.
1 Kings 3:13
And I have also given thee that
which thou hast not asked, both riches, and
honour: so that there shall not be any
among the kings like unto thee all thy days.
1 Kings 3:14
And if thou wilt walk in my ways,
to keep my statutes and my
commandments, as thy father David did
walk, then I will lengthen thy days.
III. DON’T GIVE UP THE
LORD’S PROMISES
Numbers 14:6
And Joshua the son of Nun, and
Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which were
of them that searched the land, rent their
clothes:
Numbers 14:7
And they spake unto all the
company of the children of Israel, saying,
The land, which we passed through to
search it, is an exceeding good land.
Numbers 14:8
If the LORD delight in us, then he
will bring us into this land, and give it us; a
land which floweth with milk and honey
Numbers 14:9
Only rebel not ye against the LORD,
neither fear ye the people of the land; for they
are bread for us: their defence is departed
from them, and the LORD is with us: fear
them not.
A. THE LORD BE WITH US
 Let your conversation be
Hebrews 13:5-6

without covetousness; and be content

with such things as ye have: for he hath
said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake
thee.So that we may boldly say, The Lord
is my helper, and I will not fear what man
shall do unto me.
 Go ye therefore, and teach all
Matthew 28:19-20

nations, baptizing them in the name of

the Father, and of the Son, and of the
Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe
all things whatsoever I have commanded
you: and, lo, I am with you always, even
unto the end of the world. Amen.
B. THE LORD BLESS US MORE
 The thief cometh not, but
John 10:10

for to steal, and to kill, and to

destroy: I am come that they
might have life, and that they
might have it more abundantly.
Hebrews 12:15
Looking diligently lest any man fail
of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness
springing up trouble you, and thereby many be
defiled;
Hebrews 12:16
Lest there be any fornicator, or
profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of
meat sold his birthright.
 For ye know how that
Hebrews 12:17

afterward, when he would have

inherited the blessing, he was
rejected: for he found no place of
repentance, though he sought it
carefully with tears.