Numbers 26:55

“Notwithstanding, the land shall be divided by lot, etc.] That the division might appear to be according to the determination and will of God, and not left to the judgment and discretion of the chief magistrate, though bound by the above rule: according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit; that is, according as to whatsoever name of a tribe such a part or portion of the land comes up by lot, that shall their inheritance be: Jarchi says, the names of the twelve tribes were written on twelve scrolls of parchment, and twelve borders or limits of land on twelve others, and they were mixed together in an urn, and the prince put his hand into it and took two scrolls; a…”

“the land shall be divided by lot--The appeal to the lot did not place the matter beyond the control of God; for it is at His disposal (Pro 16:33), and He has fixed to all the bounds of their habitation. The manner in which the lot was taken has not been recorded. But it is evident that the lot was cast for determining the section of the country in which each tribe should be located--not the quantity of their possessions. In other words, when the lot had decided that a particular tribe was to be settled in the north or the south, the east or the west, the extent of territory was allocated according to the rule (Num 26:54).”

“By lot - For the tribes, not for the several families; for the distribution of it to them was left to the rulers wisdom according to the rule now given. Numbers 26:56”

“by lot: Num 26:56, Num 33:54, Num 34:13; Jos 11:23, Jos 14:2, Jos 17:14, Jos 18:6, Jos 18:10, Jos 18:11, Jos 19:1, Jos 19:10; Jos 19:17, Jos 19:24, Jos 19:32, Jos 19:40; Pro 16:33, Pro 18:18; Act 1:26; Col 1:12; Rev 7:4-8 Numbers 26:56”