Numbers 1-3

The scene of Israel's encampment was to be a picture of the life of every believer. God's presence is to be at the center of everything. His presence is to be surrounded by a cooperative effort by every member of his assembly. There is to be order in the ranks but not segregation of worth.  Each person, every tribe had a function in the movement of God's people as they advanced toward the blessed hope; their eternal inheritence. The same is true of the church.
Stuart