In this episode the chief fathers of the tribe of Manasseh spoke to Moses about the  judgment God gave concerning the daughters of Zelophehad.

In Numbers chapter 27, the five daughters of Zelophehad asked Moses for their fathers land inheritance.  Land had always gone to sons, but Zelophehad didn’t have sons but daughters. So their fathers land would have gone to someone else but that did not seem right so they took the matter to Moses.

Moses took the matter to the Lord, who said, the daughters of Zelophehad were right. They should receive their fathers land.

But now the men realize, another tribes land inheritance would increase and their’s would decrease under the current judgment. 

So God amended the judgment saying the women were required to marry men from their own tribe. In his response, God is seen as a just and fair judge, when the women first presented their case, God declared they were right they should receive their father’s land, although he foresaw what the men now see, He did not go beyond the specific pleadings in the women’s case. Their father’s land should not be given to someone else, just because they were women. 

The tribes were also told their land inheritance could not move from tribe to tribe, everyone was required to keep their own land inheritance.

For this reason Naboth refused to sell his vineyard to king Ahab. 

Naboth was a man of faith and did not want to break God’s commandment. So he told king Ahab,  in 1 Kings chapter 21 verse 3, "The Lord forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee."
 
Ahab became depressed and his wife Jezebel hired men of Belial to lie and say they heard Naboth blaspheme the name of God and the king, so he was stoned to death.   Ahab quickly, took possession of the vineyard, when he heard Naboth was dead.

We note that like Naboth, Christ was falsely accused of blasphemy and was killed. The wicked one believed if Christ was slain he would obtain possession of God’s vineyard. 

God’s people are called his vineyard in Isaiah chapter 5 verse 7.  Here’s the text:

Isaiah 5:7  For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for judgment, but behold oppression; for righteousness, but behold a cry.

God often goes to look for fruits of righteousness amongst his people called the vineyard,  but He often finds, unrighteousness. And this appears to be the result of those minding the vineyard. 

Jesus once told a parable about a man who had a vineyard. He hired servants to take care of the vineyard but they wanted it for themselves, so they killed the servants, the owner sent to receive the fruit. 

They even killed his Son, saying “This is the heir, let us kill him that the inheritance may be ours.” 
So because of their wickedness, Jesus said the vineyard would be taken from them and given to others.

 It would be given to those who will take care of his vineyard. But idol worshippers like Jezebel and Ahab, will be destroyed because of their coveteousness and mixed worship.

The Pharisees rejected God’s Son so the vineyard was given to His disiples.

This He will continue to do throughout the generations, until he returns. Whenever the vineyard falls into the hands of wicked men, he will take it from them and hand it over to true disciples,  people who will take care of it. And the wicked vineyard workers will be destroyed.

Here's the text:

Luke 20:9  Then began he to speak to the people this parable; A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to husbandmen, and went into a far country for a long time.

Luke 20:10  And at the season he sent a servant to the husbandmen, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the husbandmen beat him, and sent him away empty.

 Luke 20:11  And again he sent another servant: and they beat him also, and entreated him shamefully, and sent him away empty.

Luke 20:12  And again he sent a third: and they wounded him also, and cast him out.

 Luke 20:13  Then said the lord of the vineyard, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: it may be they will reverence him when they see him.

Luke 20:14  But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir: come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.

Luke 20:15  So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do unto them?

Luke 20:16  He shall come and destroy these husbandmen, and shall give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid.

Luke 20:17  And he beheld them, and said, What is this then that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner?

Luke 20:18  Whosoever shall fall upon that stone shall be broken; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.