1 Chronicles 27:23 sufficiently indicates why the numbering was sinful. It is also stated in 1 Chronicles 21:6 that Joab pu…

In Israel eight hundred thousand. —The numbers here differ greatly from those given in 1 Chronicles 21:5–6; but there …

And Joab gave up the sum of the number of the people unto the
king
Having collected f…

Because of the people's sin, David was allowed to act wrongly, and in his chastisement, they received punishment. This example sheds light on God's…