Contradiction with Matthew 6:25
Contradicts Numbers 2:4 as it speaks about not worrying about material needs, while Numbers 2:4 includes specific counting and ordering of people, reflecting emphasis on organization and physical order.
Matthew 6:25: Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
Contradiction with Luke 12:7
This verse emphasizes God's attention to the individual and assurance, contrasting Numbers 2:4's focus on enumeration in a collective sense.
Luke 12:7: But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.
Contradiction with 1 Samuel 16:7
Where Numbers 2:4 counts based on tribal affiliation and numbers, this verse emphasizes the importance of the heart rather than outward appearance or numerical strength.
1 Samuel 16:7: But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for [the LORD seeth] not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart. [outward...: Heb. eyes]
Contradiction with Proverbs 3:5
Contrasts with Numbers 2:4 by advising trust in God's understanding rather than human accountability and enumeration seen in the arrangement of the tribes.
Proverbs 3:5: Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.