8As the men started on their way to map out the land, Joshua instructed them, “Go and make a survey of the land and write a description of it. Then return to me, and I will cast lots for you here at Shiloh in the presence of the Lord.” 9So the men left and went through the land. They wrote its description on a scroll, town by town, in seven parts, and returned to Joshua in the camp at Shiloh. 10Joshua then cast lots for them in Shiloh in the presence of the Lord, and there he distributed the land to the Israelites according to their tribal divisions. (Joshua 18:8-10)
Thoughts: Today some take for granted that things should be divided up evenly between relatives. But others simply want it all and don't care about fairness or their siblings. The call of God upon our lives is to give up selfishness and try to share. Here Joshua tried to distribute the land as fairly as possible.
"All I Ever Really Needed to Know- I Learned in Kindergarten:" was a famous best-selling book by Robert Fulgham. Here he talked about things like learning how to share, to wait your turn, to be kind to one another, cleaning up after ourselves, and balancing work, play and learning. One phenomenon we are seeing is that children who could not go to kindergarten because of Covid and thus were not around as many children to learn to share, be kind, wait turns, etc is that right now they are a mess- and those teaching are exasperated at trying to teach older children basic skills.
Prayer: Lord, let me want the best for others and for you above my own selfish desires. Give me grace to be gracious in how I share, take turns, and be kind to other people for your glory.
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