Numbers 27:20
And thou shalt put some of thine honour upon him, that all the congregation of the children of Israel may be obedient.
Cross-reference
Numbers 11:17 describes God taking some of the Spirit from Moses and putting it on the seventy elders — the same transfer of authority.
Joshua 1:16-18 records Israel’s pledge to obey Joshua as they obeyed Moses – the fulfillment of the authority transfer commanded in Numbers 27:20.
2 Kings 2:9 has Elisha asking for a double portion of Elijah’s spirit – mirroring the transfer of prophetic authority from Moses to Joshua.
2 Kings 2:15 records recognition that Elijah’s spirit rests on Elisha – a direct parallel to the congregation acknowledging Joshua’s authority after Moses’ act.
Deuteronomy 31:14 narrates the actual commissioning of Joshua by the Lord – a parallel account of the same event described in Numbers 27:20.
1 Chronicles 29:23 shows Solomon succeeding David with all Israel obeying – a parallel pattern of transferred leadership and popular submission.