In Numbers, chapter five, verse two, the Lord speaks to His servant Moses about the children of Israel concerning people that have issues. People that will interrupt or defile the camps where He dwells. People with leprosy, discharges or those who had come in contact were ceremonially unclean. These people are placed outside the tent because God will not reside amid uncleanness. God is holy, and He is light and does not mix with sin and darkness.
God loves everyone and hates sin. Remember, He did not bring uncleanness into the world, but humans did in the beginning with Adam and Eve. Every individual is born on this earth in God’s image. However, despite their innocence, they have sin attached to them and will discover that nature. The only thing parents or guardians can do is teach them the difference between right and wrong, as Adam and Eve found out when they ate the forbidden fruit.
The New Testament applies the moral principle behind this regulation to church members who flagrantly transgress God’s truth and righteousness and must be put out of the congregation if the body of believers expects to receive the blessing and presence of God. Why? They are tares in a wheat field or weeds in a lawn of grass. What does a farmer or owner of a house do to clean up the ground before they can proceed to improve their property? They clean it up.
Churchgoers, lukewarm believers, and backsliders are similar to tares or weeds in a field or grass. They will affect the property if they are not out of the camp. The difference between unbelievers or visitors who are welcome to God’s house and the group mentioned before is they are learning about God. They will have to decide to follow Him when that time comes. However, the people that already experience God but choose to live their way will spoil the others who are brand new to this experience.