We begin to see in these readings the transition from Moses to Joshua. God calls Moses to commission Joshua in chapter 27, and in chapter 31 we see Moses' last appointed task from the LORD, deal with the Midianites once and for all. I think it was John Maxwell who said (or stole): "There is no success without a successor."
Who is succeeding you? No doubt Moses was intentional about preparing Joshua to take his mantle of leadership after he was gone. Moses had to be a hard act to follow. I mean, come on, this guy stared down Pharaoh, saw the sea of Reeds parted, and lots of other crazy things. Yet he led with faithfulness.
Many people long for greatness. And if you look at his life, you can see where Joshua's greatness began. It began with his attitude and faith when he and Caleb were with the other 10 spies to check out Canaan. "Big" greatness always begins with "small" greatness. Sounds biblical, doesn't it? If you are entrusted with little, you will be entrusted with much.
Many people are impatient with starting small, but that's where it all begins for all of us. Be faithful with what you have today, no matter how big or small.
Numbers chapter summaries
24 Balaam's prophecy against Balak
25 some Israelites worship Baal and hook up w/ Moabite women
26 census of Israel
27 Moses commissions Joshua
28 instructions on offerings
29 instructions on feasts
30 instructions of vows
31 Moses' last task: defeat the Midianites
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