Judges 7: 2 And the Lord said unto Gideon, The people that are with thee are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel vaunt themselves against me, saying, Mine own hand hath saved me.
If you expect a blessing you have to behave as if you believe, and thus, the mind has to be dead focused on what God has promised to do. Any, and all other distractions and attractions must fade into oblivion, and an earnest expectation must envelop the entire mission. Therefore, God who reads the heart, announces to Gideon that his army is still too large; not that there were too many men, but that there were too many of the wrong type of men, persons who had other items at the top of their agenda.
Thus, God tests their sincerity and readiness by the attitude that would be displayed in times of a real emergency. As the remaining 10,000 were brought down to the water for the final test it is discovered that some were drinking while they were on their cell phones. Others were found surfing the internet for deals, while others were busy taking Tik Tok videos, and selfies. These, in particular, would tend to take the glory of the victory to themselves, hence the reason why God inserted these words into the narrative.
Others were consumed with all of the bad news of the day, and thus, by their attitude, it was shown that they weren’t really expecting a blessing. But there were others who were dead focused on the mission and the promise, who believed with all their hearts that God would do something great for them, and therefore, their expectation of a blessing found expression in their attitudes, for even though they needed water, they would never lay down their swords.
Judges 7:6 And the number of them that lapped, putting their hand to their mouth, were three hundred men: but all the rest of the people bowed down upon their knees to drink water.
May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!