Jos 13:1, Now Joshua was old, advanced in years. And the LORD said to him: “YOU ARE OLD, advanced in years, AND THERE REMAINS VERY MUCH LAND YET TO BE POSSESSED.
As Christians there is no sense of retiring from the work of the LORD! BLESSED IS THE SERVANT WHOME HIS MASTER WILL FIND SO DOING WHEN HE COMES! Luke 12:43
Mat 9:37-38, Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest truly is plentiful, BUT THE LABORERS ARE FEW. THEREFORE PRAY THE LORD OF THE HARVEST TO SEND OUT LABORERS INTO HIS HARVEST.”
Jos 13:13, Nevertheless the children of Israel did not drive out the Geshurites or the Maachathites, but … DWELL AMONG THE ISRAELITES UNTIL THIS DAY.
Later king David would marry a princess of Geshur who bore Absalom (2Sam 3:3)! Absalom would go back to Geshur for 3 years and plotted against his father David!
Isa 40:28, Have you not known? Have you not heard? THE EVERLASTING GOD, THE LORD, THE CREATOR OF THE ENDS OF THE EARTH, NEITHER FAINTS NOR IS WEARY. HIS UNDERSTANDING IS UNSEARCHABLE.
WE NEED TO READ AND OBEY HIS WORD NOT OUR REASONING! FOR HE KNOWS ALL AND IS ALWAYS WORKING FOR OUR GOOD!