Numbers 32 Gilead 

Elijah the prophet came from Gilead and this is the land that the three tribes requested from Moses. The three tribes of Reuben, Gad and half of Manasseh wanted this. Again we see the problem of looking with the eye rather than the heart. God had specifically said, cross the Jordan to conquer the land He had set aside for them. When we look with our eyes and not with obedient hearts, the rest is history. To this day, that land has been fraught with tribal wars and loss of a God centered heart and in fact it is now Islamic. 

Why did they want this land? It was good for cattle, but one wonders had they not chosen this if the children of Israel might have found even better land across the Jordan? We wonder why Moses acquiesced to their request even after he gave them the requirements to live there. These tribes did obey but at what cost? 

There is a lesson here for us. Seek wisdom and follow God’s choice not ours.