Equipping, physical

Scripture provides illustrations of situations in which people are equipped to carry out physical actions.

Manual workers are equipped for their tasks

1 Kings 5:13–14 See also Genesis 4:22, Genesis 11:3, Genesis 24:15; Exodus 25:1–9; 1 Kings 5:10, 1 Kings 19:21; Ezra 1:5–6; Nehemiah 2:7–8

Then King Solomon conscripted a labor force of 30,000 men from all Israel. He sent them to Lebanon in monthly shifts of 10,000 men, so that they would spend one month in Lebanon and two months at home. And Adoniram was in charge of the forced labor.

Musicians are equipped to play

Isaiah 30:29 See also Genesis 4:21; Joshua 6:4; 1 Samuel 16:16–18; 1 Chronicles 25:6–7; Psalm 150:3–5; Revelation 5:8, Revelation 15:2

You will sing as on the night of a holy festival, and your heart will rejoice like one who walks to the music of a flute, going up to the mountain of the LORD, to the Rock of Israel.

Travellers are equipped for their journeys

2 Samuel 12:4 See also Genesis 42:25, Genesis 45:19–23; Nehemiah 2:7; Jeremiah 9:2; Luke 11:6

Now a traveler came to the rich man, who refrained from taking one of his own sheep or cattle to prepare for the traveler who had come to him. Instead, he took the poor man’s lamb and prepared it for his guest.”

Those equipped with signs of authority

Genesis 41:42 Joseph; Genesis 49:10; Exodus 4:17 Moses; Esther 3:10 Haman; Esther 4:11, Esther 5:2; Matthew 16:19; Acts 9:2

Equipping for burial

Genesis 23:8–9; Mark 14:8; Luke 23:56; John 19:38–42

Soldiers are equipped for battle

Israel's armies

Exodus 13:18 See also Numbers 31:5, Numbers 32:20–22; Joshua 4:13, Joshua 6:8; Judges 7:16; 1 Samuel 17:36–39; 1 Kings 4:26; 1 Chronicles 12:2; 2 Chronicles 14:8

So God led the people around by the way of the wilderness toward the Red Sea. And the Israelites left the land of Egypt arrayed for battle.

David

1 Samuel 17:40 See also 1 Samuel 22:9–10; 2 Samuel 22:40 parallel Psalm 18:39

And David took his staff in his hand, selected five smooth stones from the brook, and put them in the pouch of his shepherd’s bag. And with his sling in hand, he approached the Philistine.

Israel's enemies

Exodus 14:6–7 See also 1 Samuel 17:5–7; 2 Samuel 21:16; Jeremiah 6:23, Jeremiah 46:4, Jeremiah 50:42; Daniel 11:13; Matthew 26:47 parallel Mark 14:43

So Pharaoh prepared his chariot and took his army with him. He took 600 of the best chariots, and all the other chariots of Egypt, with officers over all of them.

Those providing protection are equipped

Nehemiah 4:16–18; Acts 23:23–25