Deuteronomy 2

Deuteronomy 2:2-3:
And the Lord spake unto me, saying, Ye have compassed this mountain long enough, turn ye northward"

They did not know where to go. All they have been doing is just going round and round Mt Seir. Finally, God says that He is getting tired of that. Many Christians do the same thing. They do not take God at His word, and just go round and round in circles. Staying at the bottom of a mountain and walking on the same route over and over is the easy way. It would be but for a very rare exception that it would be the right way.

Deuteronomy 2:24:
Set out now and cross the Arnon Gorge. See, I have given into your hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his country. Begin to take possession of it and engage him in battle. 

​They had traveled peacefully through other territories and were commanded to not provoke anyone to battle. Now they were coming onto the land that was promised, and the Lord was telling them to “engage” in battle. God’s provision is not always just handed to us. Sometimes it has to be fought for. The world has laid hold of our “promise” and laid claim to it. We may have to "engage in battle" to take it back. .