Dan

"Why did Dan stay in ships?" (v. 17). "Ships" in Scripture speaks of commerce. Apparently, Dan had a great deal of business going on, and this kept him from going to battle. He may have thought he had a legitimate excuse because, after all, we have to take care of our families (1 Tim. 5:8). But when this was reviewed here, it was not put in a favorable light.

I know that we all have responsibilities in this regard, but I think we use our work responsibilities too much to cover our apathetic state.

The review at the judgment seat of Christ will show that such excuses are not acceptable.