“And all the congregation of the children of Israel journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, after their journeys, according to the commandment of the LORD, and pitched in Rephidim: and there was no water for the people to drink.”  Exodus 17:1

As the Lord led Moses and potentially two million or so Hebrews through the desert, they came to a place called Rephidim. During a time of unmistakable navigation via a cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night, Our perfect Lord brought them to a place of need. There was no water. Like always, in time, the Lord had provided. F.B. Meyer writes in his book on Moses:

“If you essay to lead men, you will sooner or later come to a Rephidim. We are distinctly told that it was according to the commandment of the Lord that the children of Israel journey “by stages” from the wilderness of Sin, and pitched in Rephidim. The character of the worker is as dear to God as the work he is doing; and no pains must be spared by the Divine Artificer to complete the design to which He has set his hand. Do not be surprised then, Christian worker, if you find yourself landed in Rephidim. There are lessons to be learned there of incalculable worth.”