Definition and Context
Stationing refers to the act of placing or positioning individuals or groups in specific locations for a particular purpose. In biblical terms, stationing often involves the strategic placement of people, such as soldiers, priests, or tribes, to fulfill God's commands or to maintain order and worship. This concept is evident throughout the Scriptures, where God directs His people to specific roles and locations to accomplish His divine will.

Old Testament Examples
In the Old Testament, stationing is frequently associated with military and priestly duties. One prominent example is found in the book of Numbers, where the Israelites are organized into camps around the Tabernacle. Each tribe is assigned a specific position, demonstrating God's order and purpose for His people. Numbers 2:2 states, "The Israelites are to camp around the Tent of Meeting at a distance from it, each man under his standard, with the banners of his family."

The Levites, in particular, were stationed around the Tabernacle to perform their priestly duties. Numbers 3:23-24 describes the stationing of the Gershonite clans: "The Gershonite clans were to camp on the west, behind the tabernacle, with Eliasaph son of Lael as the leader of the families of the Gershonites."

Stationing also played a crucial role in military contexts. In 2 Samuel 11:1, we see King David stationing his army: "In the spring, at the time when kings go off to war, David sent Joab out with the king’s men and the whole Israelite army. They destroyed the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah. But David remained in Jerusalem."

New Testament Insights
While the New Testament does not focus as heavily on the physical stationing of individuals, the concept is still present in the spiritual organization of the early Church. The apostles and early Christians were stationed in various regions to spread the Gospel and establish churches. Acts 13:2-3 illustrates this as the Holy Spirit directs the church in Antioch: "While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, 'Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.' So after they had fasted and prayed, they laid their hands on them and sent them off."

Theological Significance
Stationing in the Bible underscores the importance of order, obedience, and divine purpose. It reflects God's sovereignty in directing His people to specific roles and locations to fulfill His plans. The strategic placement of individuals and groups serves to advance God's kingdom, maintain holiness, and ensure the proper functioning of religious and societal structures.

Practical Application
For believers today, the concept of stationing can be understood as God's calling and placement in various roles and locations within the body of Christ. Just as the Israelites and early Christians were stationed for specific purposes, modern Christians are called to serve in their unique capacities, contributing to the mission of the Church and the spread of the Gospel. Recognizing one's station in life as divinely appointed encourages faithfulness and dedication to God's work.(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Station.

An Account of the General Conference of 1800
... I have now with me an assistant who does every thing for me he constitutionally
can: but the ordaining and stationing the preachers can only be performed by ...
/.../chapter 4 an account of.htm

Picture of a Pauline Church
... of his life"the First to the Corinthians"which may be said to transport us, as on
a magician's mantle, back over two thousand years and, stationing us in ...
/.../stalker/the life of st paul/chapter viii picture of a.htm

Eighth Tractate. The Soul's Descent into Body.
... beauty; then, more than ever, assured of community with the loftiest order; enacting
the noblest life, acquiring identity with the divine; stationing within It ...
/.../plotinus/the six enneads/eighth tractate the souls descent.htm

The First Delegated General Conference of 1812
... ages, world without end. Amen.". The Presiding Elder Question " Council
for stationing the Preachers. As this question was largely ...
/.../chapter 1 the first delegated.htm

Unlawful Expulsion of John from his Bishopric. The Trouble which ...
... From this period the most zealous of the people guarded John alternately, stationing
themselves about the episcopal residence by night and by day. ...
/.../chapter xxii unlawful expulsion of john.htm

Irruption of Syrianus.
... With these he surrounded the Church, stationing his soldiers near at hand, in order
that no one might be able to leave the Church and pass by them. ...
/.../athanasius/select works and letters or athanasius/24 irruption of syrianus.htm

A Glance at Jerusalem.
... The High Priests had sent a message to Pilate intimating their reasons for stationing
soldiers round Ophel and Sion; but he mistrusted their intentions, as ...
/.../the dolorous passion of our lord jesus christ/chapter v a glance at.htm

From the Conference of 1773 to the Commencement of the War in 1776
... Having thus adopted the Wesleyan plan of stationing the preachers, and each man
going to his work in the name of the Lord, the cause of reformation began to ...
/.../chapter 1 from the conference.htm

The General Conference of 1808
... agree that I shall have a full right to give my judgment in every thing, in the
general and annual conferences, on the making of laws, the stationing of the ...
/.../chapter 7 the general conference.htm

An Account of the Several Annual Conferences, and of the General ...
... opportunity to try the strength of this rule in preserving them from an innovation
upon established usage, in respect to the power of stationing the preachers. ...
/.../chapter 3 an account of 2.htm

Stationing (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Station. Multi-Version
Concordance Stationing (1 Occurrence). 2 Samuel 21:5 And they ...
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Stations (8 Occurrences)

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Stationeth (12 Occurrences)

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Assign (22 Occurrences)
... of Moses setting apart Bezer as one of the three cities of refuge on the East of
the Jordan (compare Deuteronomy 4:41-43); also of Joab's stationing Uriah in a ...
/a/assign.htm - 14k

Ourselves (129 Occurrences)
... 2 Samuel 21:5 And they say unto the king, 'The man who consumed us, and who devised
against us -- we have been destroyed from stationing ourselves in all the ...
/o/ourselves.htm - 38k

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