Quotes About Leadership

On the tenth day Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai, the leader of the Danites, drew near.

On the eleventh day Pagiel son of Ocran, the leader of the Asherites, drew near.

On the twelfth day Ahira son of Enan, the leader of the Naphtalites, drew near.

Then the LORD said to Moses,

Again the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

Bring the Levites before the Tent of Meeting and assemble the whole congregation of Israel.

And the LORD said to Moses,

“This applies to the Levites: Men twenty-five years of age or older shall enter to perform the service in the work at the Tent of Meeting.

After that, they may assist their brothers in fulfilling their duties at the Tent of Meeting, but they themselves are not to do the work. This is how you are to assign responsibilities to the Levites.”

Then the LORD said to Moses,

They camped at the LORDís command, and they set out at the LORDís command; they carried out the LORDís charge according to His command through Moses.

Then the LORD said to Moses,

“Make two trumpets of hammered silver to be used for calling the congregation and for having the camps set out.

When both are sounded, the whole congregation is to assemble before you at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

But if only one is sounded, then the leaders, the heads of the clans of Israel, are to gather before you.

When you sound the short blasts a second time, the camps that lie on the south side are to set out. The blasts are to signal them to set out.

They set out this first time according to the LORDís command through Moses.

First, the divisions of the camp of Judah set out under their standard, with Nahshon son of Amminadab in command.

Nethanel son of Zuar was over the division of the tribe of Issachar,

and Eliab son of Helon was over the division of the tribe of Zebulun.

Then the divisions of the camp of Reuben set out under their standard, with Elizur son of Shedeur in command.

Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai was over the division of the tribe of Simeon,

and Eliasaph son of Deuel was over the division of the tribe of Gad.

Next, the divisions of the camp of Ephraim set out under their standard, with Elishama son of Ammihud in command.