The first chapter consists of the land of Canaan being split up between the tribes. The Levites were excluded because the Lord was their inheritance (13:14, 13:33). They were set apart to minister unto the Lord night and day. This also included managing and caring for the things of the tabernacle. The background on the role of the Levis can be referenced in Numbers 1 and 3.
In chapter 14, Caleb makes a request, which was actually a promise given to him by the Lord through Moses forty years earlier. This chapter shows the joy and fulfillment of being faithful to God, who is always faithful. In his obedience to spy out the land earlier, he did not shrink back in fear. He also came back with a "Let's go get it" attitude. Most of the other spies came back with reports that terrified the people and discouraged them from going in and taking the land that God promised them. It is because of his courageous obedience to the promise that enables him to come to Joshua and request the land that was promised him when Moses was alive.
Do we live our lives in this same courageous obedience? Do we exercise our faith in the promises of God? I highly recommend Oswald Chambers' My Utmost for His Highest reading for July 8. He poignantly discusses the exercise of our will to believe God, submit to God, and obey God. It kinda reminds me of Caleb--
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