"My people, what have I done to you, and how have I wearied you?  Answer Me.  Indeed I brought you up from the land of Egypt and ransomed you from the house of slavery, and I sent before you Moses, Aaron and Miriam.  My people, remember now what Balak, king of Moab, counseled, and what Balaam son of Boer answered him, and from Shittim to Gilgal, so that you might know the righteous acts of the Lord."

God, the Lord who rescued His people from the Pharaoh, and claimed for His people the promised land, and saved them from the desert, and led them from the danger of sin, now has to remind them where He has been all along.

The people of Israel are still complaining about not having a ruler - a leader.  And finally God asks them, "Did I wrong you in some way?...  Answer Me..."  Then God asks the people if they remember Balak, the king.  Balak hated the people of Israel and sent a false prophet, Balaam, to go and claim a victory over them.  God didn't allow this to happen, through quite remarkable circumstances (Numbers 22).

We often forget about God's work in our lives as well.  We say, "I wonder if God can help me through ______," without thinking, "God has always helped me through _____."

He who is like Jehovah remembers God's pattern.