Have you ever looked at a task you need to do and you decided that it is just too daunting? However, it is always helpful to ask God to help you through every step and then proceed with the confidence that comes from Him.
The Israelites sent 12 men into the Promised Land to check it out and report back the leaders on what they saw. Only Joshua and Caleb brought back a positive report but the other 10 reported that the people in the land were like giants and there was no way they could defeat them. The following chapter describes the negative reaction by the Israelites following this news.
Then all the people began weeping aloud, and they carried on all night. Their voices rose in a great chorus of complaint against Moses and Aaron. “We wish we had died in Egypt,” they wailed, “or even here in the wilderness, rather than be taken into this country ahead of us. Jehovah will kill us there, and our wives and little ones will become slaves. Let’s get out of here and return to Egypt!” The idea swept the camp. “Let’s elect a leader to take us back to Egypt!” they shouted. Then Moses and Aaron fell face downward on the ground before the people of Israel. Two of the spies, Joshua (the son of Nun), and Caleb (the son of Jephunneh), ripped their clothing and said to all the people, “It is a wonderful country ahead, and the Lord loves us. He will bring us safely into the land and give it to us. It is very fertile, a land ‘flowing with milk and honey’! Oh, do not rebel against the Lord, and do not fear the people of the land. For they are but bread for us to eat! The Lord is with us and he has removed his protection from them! Don’t be afraid of them!” Numbers 14:1-9, Living Bible.
There was no faith and trust in God by the Israelites and all they wanted to do was stone Joshua and Caleb. Many set out to defeat the Canaanites with the wrong motivation and without God’s blessing and it ended badly. Please walk with Jesus in every moment and rely on His Holy Spirit to guide us. “If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit.” Galatians 5:25.