Joshua 18

Joshua 18:1

THE TABERNACLE IS SET UP AT SHILOHThe children of Israel pitched the tabernacle at Shiloh, a town in Ephraim. It was not, however to be the permanent place for the tabernacle because it was not the center of the land. God would choose a permanent site through David, which would one day be Jerusalem. But until the site changed, the children of Israel were to worship the Lord at Shiloh. The tabernacle remained in Shiloh during the whole period of the Judges.

Joshua 18:2

DIVISION OF THE REMAINING LANDNow Joshua gives a challenge. Seven of the tribes were standing around with their hands in their pockets. They said to Joshua, “What about this land? What are you going to give us?” Joshua told them, “You have been given a certain area. Go and possess your land. How long are you going to wait?” This is also God’s challenge to us. He has made available to us all spiritual blessings, but we are slack when it comes to claiming them. God has been so good to us. Oh, how we can thank Him for His grace, His love, His goodness, and His mercy. How wonderful He is! Why don’t we move in and possess the land He has given to us? After Joshua’s challenge, the tribes began to move out and possess the land which had been allotted to them.

Joshua 18:11

PORTION FOR BENJAMINThe tribe of Benjamin received its inheritance between the land of Judah and the tribes of Ephraim and Dan.