Numbers 1:4-5 (NASB Strong's)
With you, moreover, there shall be a man of each tribe, each one head of his father’s household. These then are the names of the men who shall stand with you: of Reuben, Elizur the son of Shedeur; ...
Subject: Leadership
In this beginning section of Numbers we see the identification of the leadership of each tribe. God wants Moses and Aaron to realize they are not in this alone and that God wants a form of governance and role responsibility in the nation. The governance model is hierarchal in nature. Moses will be the leader. Aaron will be the leader of the Tabernacle responsibilities. God expects order and He expects a firm chain-of-command. However, God does want each tribe and each leader of each tribe to do their part. This is a shared level of responsibility for the work. Each leader of each tribe will be responsible to make sure each tribe carries out God's Word. As the section unfolds God outlines for them they way they will camp and move out, when the nation is asked to move. God is specific in what He wants so He establishes leadership to carry out these directions. God was the one who first established the concept of leadership. God, therefore, should be the one we turn to in regard to leadership and follower-ship. In this passage we see the hierarchal approach God took. Later, some of the leaders will rebel agains Moses and Aaron. We will read about them complaining and quarreling about obeying God's Word, delivered through Moses. The leaders we read about in this section will be the leaders who lead rebellious behavior in the next section. Just because someone is a leader doesn't mean they lead correctly. It is important to know that God rejoices in structure. It is also important to know that man is the enemy of God's structures due to his sin nature and desire to rebel.
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