Num
14:21-25 (NIV) Nevertheless, as surely as I live and as surely as the glory of
the Lord fills the whole earth, 22 not one of the men who saw my glory and the
miraculous signs I performed in Egypt and in the desert but who disobeyed me
and tested me ten times — 23 not one of
them will ever see the land I promised on oath to their forefathers. No one who
has treated me with contempt will ever see it. 24 But because my servant Caleb
has a different spirit and follows me wholeheartedly, I will bring him into the
land he went to, and his descendants will inherit it. 25 Since the Amalekites
and Canaanites are living in the valleys, turn back tomorrow and set out toward
the desert along the route to the Red Sea."
NOTE: Out of 600k
men, only two are allowed to see the conquest of Canaan. Moses and Aaron also
fall into the category of "treated me with contempt." For Moses, it
was when he disobeyed specific instructions with the water from the rock, and
for Aaron, it was when he and Miriam grumbled about Moses leadership (or rather
God's choice of leadership). Caleb is described as a person with a different
spirit and who follows wholeheartedly. I think a different spirit is seen in a
different worldview, not seeing things from man's perspective but seeing things
from God's perspective. Wholeheartedness
is shown by a desire to obey God in every aspect of a person's life. There is
no holding back or keeping a few things to oneself, everything is sold out for
the Lord. I want to please God in this way -- I want to be a Caleb.
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