But if the cloud were not taken up, then they journeyed not till the day that it was taken up. - Ex. 40:37 KJV
It is easy to think of the Children of Israel as being rebellious...they were. They complained, they were afraid to enter the Promised Land, They aligned under Korath in rebellion against Moses. Even Moses's sister, Miriam and Aaron questioned what they were doing. All of these rebellions brought consequences. Some of them dire. And all the time, there was a cloud that gave them instructions.
It's different now. We don't have the cloud and most of the consequences of our actions are not as dire as those which the Israelites face. But, we do have our light, the Bible, we have our cloud, the great cloud of witnesses that surround us as we make our journey and we have consequences as a result of our rebellion as well. Sexual perversion invites all kinds of ruin. Over-indulgence precedes addiction. Greed eventually leads to over-extension. Envy creates unhappiness.
None of this is what God wants for his people. He wants us to hear his voice and be satisfied with what he has given us and where he will lead us. We are not to journey to places outside his will or determine our own schedule. It's hard to do, but the end result is far better than any of our own machinations could ever achieve.
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