腓三13~14　弟兄们，我不是以为自己已经取得了，我只有一件事，就是忘记背后，努力面前的，向着标竿竭力追求，要得神在基督耶稣里，召我向上去得的奖赏。

　　〔在民数记三十二章中，流便子孙和迦得子孙〕来见摩西和祭司以利亚撒，并会众的首领，说，“……耶和华在以色列会众前面所攻取之地，是可牧放牲畜之地，你仆人也有牲畜；……求你把这地给你仆人为业，不要叫我们过约但河。”〔2、4~5〕流便、迦得二支派停留在约但河东，因他们只想到自己，太顾自己的享受，而不顾神的旨意、计划、目标、国度或见证。这指明我们若只顾自己的得救、平安、福分或财物，而留恋不前，就无法成就神的旨意、计划，或达到神的目标、国度和见证（民数记概论下册，一五七页）。

　　Phil. 3:13-14 Brothers, I do not account of myself to have laid hold; but one thing I do: Forgetting the things which are behind and stretching forward to the things which are before, I pursue toward the goal for the prize to which God in Christ Jesus has called me upward.

　　[In Numbers 32 the children of Gad and of Reuben]”spoke to Moses and to Eleazar the priest and to the leaders of the assembly, saying, …The land which Jehovah struck before the assembly of Israel, is a land for livestock, and your servants have livestock….Let this land be given to your servants for a possession; do not make us cross over the Jordan” [vv. 2, 4-5]. The tribes of Reuben and Gad remained on the east of the Jordan because they thought only about themselves; cared too much for their own enjoyment; and did not care for God's will, plan, goal, kingdom, or testimony. This indicates that if we care only for our own salvation, peace, blessing, or material things and are unwilling to go forward, we will not be able to fulfill God's will and plan or reach His goal, kingdom, and testimony. (CWWL, 1960, vol. 1,”Synopsis of Numbers,” pp. 366-367)

　　摩西责备流便、迦得子孙不与以色列人一同争战得迦南地（民三二6~15）。二支派的人回应摩西的责备，许诺他们愿意过约但河争战，等弟兄们得迦南地为业之后，再回到约但河东（16~19）。这预表有的人愿意帮助别人进迦南地，达到神荣耀的目标，自己却无意愿进入神荣耀的目标，承受那地为业。

　　摩西允许二支派的许诺（16~19），对他们说，他们若是与弟兄们同去打仗，制伏那地，卸下他们的责任，就能得约但河东之地（20~22）。摩西在此是代表神。许多时候神允许这样的许诺；祂并不勉强我们。今天在召会中，许多爱主、追求主的人留在“约但河东”；他们只想留在神的祝福和眷顾之下。

　　二支派的拣选使他们的子孙失去承受迦南地的权利。这预表我们今天若贪求安逸，只为自己着想，在追求神的事上停在半路，放弃了权利，我们就不能恢复这些权利，也无法得到补偿。这是永远的损失。反之，我们今天若肯出代价，一直往前进入神荣耀的目标，以致享受神的丰满，将来必有极为丰盛且特别的享受。我们若不肯往前，将来会永远懊悔自己没有享受基督的丰满。这两种人的结局会有很大的分别。照着列王纪和历代志的记载，后来以色列人失败、荒凉了，先被掳去的乃是住在约但河东之地的百姓。这启示凡留在半路，满足于神一点祝福的人，很容易被仇敌掳去（民数记概论下册，一五八至一五九页）。

　　今天我们享受基督的原则也是一样。基督已经赐给我们作我们的分，给我们享受；然而，我们要得着这分享受，必须履行条件。这条件就是与神所命定的合作，把神和基督之外的一切东西从我们里面赶出去。这就是说，我们必须毁坏我们里面所有的偶像。偶像就是除神以外霸占我们的东西。学位、职位、华厦、地位或阶级、美名—这一切都能成为霸占我们的偶像。我们必须把一切可能在我们里面的偶像毁坏，不留任何地位给偶像的崇拜。我们不对付里面的偶像，就无法真正地享受基督（民数记生命读经，四○四页）。

　　参读：民数记概论，第三十二至三十三篇。

　　Moses rebuked the children of Reuben and Gad for not fighting with the Israelites to gain the land of Canaan (Num. 32:6-15). In response to Moses' rebuke, the people of the two tribes promised that they would willingly cross over the Jordan to fight and that they would not return to the east of the Jordan until their brothers had gained the land of Canaan as their possession (vv. 16-19). This typifies that some are willing to help others enter into the land of Canaan to reach God's glorious goal, but they have no desire to enter into God's glorious goal to inherit the land themselves.

　　Moses permitted the promise of these two tribes (vv. 16-19), telling them that if they went to battle with their brothers, subdued the land, and freed themselves from their obligation, they could have the land east of the Jordan (vv. 20-22). Here Moses represented God. Many times God permits promises such as this; He does not force us. Today in the church many of the Lord's lovers and pursuers remain on the east of the Jordan; they only want to be under God's blessing and care.

　　The choice of the two tribes caused their descendants to lose the right to inherit the land of Canaan. This typifies that if we lust for ease and comfort today—caring only for ourselves, stopping halfway, and giving up our rights in the matter of pursuing the Lord—we will not be able to recover those rights; neither will there be any compensation for them. This is an eternal loss. In contrast, if we are willing to pay the price today to go forward continually into God's glorious goal so as to enjoy His fullness, we will have an extremely rich and special enjoyment in the future. If we are not willing to go forward, we will forever regret not enjoying the riches of Christ. There will be a great difference between the outcomes of these two kinds of people. According to the records in Kings and Chronicles, the children of Israel later failed and became desolate, and the first to be captured were those who lived east of the Jordan. This reveals that those who remain halfway and are satisfied with only a little blessing from God will be easily captured by the enemy. (CWWL, 1960, vol. 1,”Synopsis of Numbers,” pp. 367-368)

　　The principle is the same concerning our enjoyment of Christ today. Christ has been given to us as our portion for our enjoyment, yet there is a condition which we must fulfill in order to have this enjoyment. This condition is that we cooperate with God's ordination to drive out everything in us which is other than God and Christ. This means that we must destroy all the idols within us. An idol is anything other than God that occupies us. A degree, a good job, a nice house, a position or rank, a good name—all these can become idols occupying us. We must destroy any idols that may be in us and not leave any ground within us for the worship of idols. Without dealing with the idols in us, we cannot have the genuine enjoyment of Christ. (Life-study of Numbers, p. 324)

　　Further Reading: CWWL, 1960, vol. 1,”Synopsis of Numbers,” chs. 32-33