How does God distribute “land”?

God distributes inheritance “at random” (by lot), because He is in control. And it is based off the size of the family, not the size of the person. Had Goliath been an Israelite with no wife or children, he would have received less than someone like Zaccheus, if, regardless of his stature, he had a family.

⁵² Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, ⁵³ “Among these the land shall be divided for an inheritance according to the number of names. ⁵⁴ To the larger group you shall increase their inheritance, and to the smaller group you shall diminish their inheritance; each shall be given their inheritance according to those who were numbered of them. ⁵⁵ But the land shall be divided by lot. They shall receive their inheritance according to the names of the tribes of their fathers. ⁵⁶ According to the selection by lot, their inheritance shall be divided between the larger and the smaller groups.” (Numbers 26:52-56)

References

Proverbs 16:33

1 Samuel 17:4-7

Luke 19:3

Genesis 1:28

1 Samuel 15:22-23

Numbers 26:52-56