Joshua 6:6-8 records Joshua's instructions to the priests and people, which verse 12 then shows being carried out after rising early.

Joshua 3:1 also has Joshua rising early to begin the Jordan crossing — the same obedient early start for a God-commanded mission.

Genesis 22:3 has Abraham rising early to obey God's command about Isaac — a parallel of faithful early morning obedience.

In Deuteronomy 31:9, Moses delivered the law to priests who carry the ark—the same priests now taking it up under Joshua.

In Deuteronomy 31:25, priests are commanded to carry the ark—the same action Joshua's priests perform here.