and they commanded the people, saying, When you see the ark of the covenant of Yahweh your God, and the priests the Levites bearing it, then you shall remove from your place, and go after it.
      II. That the people were directed to follow the ark. Officers were appointed to go through the host to give these directions (Joshua 3:2; Joshua 3:2), that every Israelite might know both what to do and what to depend upon.