They shall go hindmost with their standards.
Numbers 2:31
"THE camp of Dan brought up the rear when the armies of Israel 
were on the march.
The Danites occupied the hindmost place,
but what mattered the position, since they were as truly part of the
host as were the foremost tribes;
----they followed the same fiery cloudy
pillar,
----they ate of the same manna,
----drank of the same spiritual rock,
----and journeyed to the same inheritance.
Come, my heart, cheer up, though
last and least; it is thy privilege to be in the army, and to fare as
they fare who lead the van.
Some one must be hindmost in honor and
esteem, some one must do menial work for Jesus, and why should not I?
The Danites occupied a very useful place.
Stragglers have to be picked up upon the march, and lost property has
to be gathered from the field.
Fiery spirits may dash forward over
untrodden paths to learn fresh truth, and win more souls to Jesus; but
some of a more conservative spirit may be well engaged in reminding the
church of her ancient faith, and restoring her fainting sons. Every
position has its duties, and the slowly moving children of God will find
their peculiar state one in which they may be eminently a blessing to
the whole host.
The rear guard is a place of danger. There are foes behind us as well as before us. Attacks may come from any quarter. We read that Amalek fell upon Israel, and slew some of the hindmost of them. The experienced Christian will find much work for his weapons in aiding those poor doubting, desponding, wavering, souls, who are hindmost in faith, knowledge, and joy. These must not be left unaided, and therefore be it the business of well-taught saints to bear their standards among the hindmost.
My soul, do thou tenderly watch to
help the hindmost this day."
Charles Spurgeon
