* God has a sweet spot for each of us - the place where your greatest talent and your greatest passion intersect.

* But it often takes a long time to get there.

* In the meantime, make your current spot sweet through contentment.

* We aren’t to see our sweet spot as a destination, but a state of being.

* Why?

* Because you’ll never be satisfied or faithful right where you are.

* The sweet spot for the Israelites was the Promised Land.

* But they had 40 long years staying at 41 different campsites along the way.

* During this time, God was preparing them for their sweet spot.

* Just before they were about to enter, God gave last instructions through Moses.

* Vs 1 - God created a system for them to thrive. In included:

* 1) Roles - a job function or title that defines authority level.

* 2) Rules - “if / then” logic that defines boundaries.

* RULE #1 (Vs 2-3) Destroy anything that stands between you and God! (No idols!)

* You have to be violent with those things otherwise they’ll take over.

* RULE #2 (vs 4) Don’t try to be like them (be holy - stand apart).

* RULE #3 (vs 5-9) Redefine your pattern of worship.

* God introduced a new system (series of rules).

* Once they got to the sweet spot for their lives, they had to “up their game” in terms of worship!

* The old rules were no longer in effect.