John Calvin Commentary Joshua 24:29

"And it came to pass after these things, that Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Jehovah, died, being a hundred and ten years old." — Joshua 24:29 (ASV)

And it came to pass after these things. The honor of burial was a mark of reverence, which in itself testified to the affectionate regard of the people. But neither this reverence nor affection was deeply rooted. The title by which Joshua is distinguished after his death, when he is called the servant of the Lord, removed all excuse from those miserable and abandoned men who soon afterward rejected the Lord, who had worked wonders among them.

Accordingly, attention is indirectly drawn to their inconstancy, as it is said that they served the Lord while Joshua survived and until the older generation had died out. For there is a tacit antithesis, implying lapse and alienation, when they were suddenly seized with a forgetfulness of God's favors. It is not strange, therefore, if, even today, when God equips any of his servants with distinguished and excellent gifts, their authority protects and preserves the order and state of the Church; but when they are dead, sad havoc instantly begins, and hidden impiety breaks forth with unbridled license.