Numbers 11:1 KJV
And when the people complained, it displeased the LORD: and the LORD heard it; and his anger was kindled; and the fire of the LORD burnt among them, and consumed them that were in the uttermost parts of the camp.
When the people displeased the Lord so the fire came to consume them, those killed were those on the fringes of the camp. Those dwelling deeply inside the camp were safe. That goes to First Corinthians five where Paul teaches that there is a type of safety that belongs to those in the church and those cast out are delivered to the devil for the destruction of the flesh.
Practically speaking there would always have to be an uttermost part of the camp. It would not be physically possible for everyone to dwell in the middle of the camp. Even among the Lord's twelve there was an inner circle of three. But spiritually I think it is possible for every believer to live in the center of God's will and in the middle of His ministry in the church.
There are those in every church I have seen who are "uttermost parts" people. They are a part, but it is a barely attached part. And those are the people who tend to be devoured first in those times of trial in the church.
• They are the ones who are lost in a spiritual hardship.
• They are the ones whose faith gets shaken at the falling away or sin of a supposed spiritual leader.
Those in the middle of the camp; those who are entrenched in the church; those who have made the house of God their own place of residence are most often safe.
And when the people complained, it displeased the LORD: and the LORD heard it; and his anger was kindled; and the fire of the LORD burnt among them, and consumed them that were in the uttermost parts of the camp.
When the people displeased the Lord so the fire came to consume them, those killed were those on the fringes of the camp. Those dwelling deeply inside the camp were safe. That goes to First Corinthians five where Paul teaches that there is a type of safety that belongs to those in the church and those cast out are delivered to the devil for the destruction of the flesh.
Practically speaking there would always have to be an uttermost part of the camp. It would not be physically possible for everyone to dwell in the middle of the camp. Even among the Lord's twelve there was an inner circle of three. But spiritually I think it is possible for every believer to live in the center of God's will and in the middle of His ministry in the church.
There are those in every church I have seen who are "uttermost parts" people. They are a part, but it is a barely attached part. And those are the people who tend to be devoured first in those times of trial in the church.
• They are the ones who are lost in a spiritual hardship.
• They are the ones whose faith gets shaken at the falling away or sin of a supposed spiritual leader.
Those in the middle of the camp; those who are entrenched in the church; those who have made the house of God their own place of residence are most often safe.
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