So Joshua rose up early in the morning, and brought Israel near by their tribes; and the tribe of Judah was taken:
It appears that this exceedingly beautiful mantle from Shinar was the principal temptation that lay back of Achan's fatal sin.  "The very word used of this mantle here is the one that is used to describe the king's robe in  Jonah 3:6."[18]  Schaeffer applied the lesson here as follows: "Christians should beware of affluence, of prestige, of trying to be a VIP."[19]  There were two parts of Achan's sin: (1) simple greed, or covetousness; and (2) the desire to dress in such a manner as to make himself stand out above others.  The mantle fed that latter desire; and the gold and silver fed the other.  The seriousness of this crime lay, partially at least, in the fact of Achan's taking what specifically belonged to the Lord and to no one else.  In short, he was robbing God! And here indeed is a lesson that all Christians should note.  A considerable measure of any Christian's wealth, of whatever extent, belongs to God.  Some would say at least one-tenth; but whatever is the right amount, a portion of every man's money is the Lord's.  And what about those who will not give it?  Their sin is exactly the same as Achan's.