The Reubenites and Gadites, who had very large herds and flocks, saw that the lands of Jazer and Gilead were suitable for livestock. So they came to Moses and Eleazar the priest and to the leaders of the community, and said: The lands around Jazer and Gilead are ideal for our flocks. If we have found favor in your eyes, let this land be given to us as our possession. Don't make us cross the Jordan. Some of the tribes decide they want their inheritance on this side of the Jordan. They're not going into the Promised Land. They're satisfied with good pasture where they already are. Israel will enter together, and these tribes will be left behind. Or will they? Moses negotiates. They have to go fight with the other tribes. They have to help secure the land. Then they can return to their side of the Jordan and settle. I think about how people settle. They find good enough and stop reaching. They find success at this level and don't risk the next climb. There's nothing necessarily wrong with that choice. Some people are right to be satisfied with what they've achieved. But there's something lost when you step aside from the corporate journey, when you decide to sit out the fight, when you take your inheritance at the lower level instead of reaching for the higher promise.
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