I heard of a young solider who wanted so much to be the best in his company. On his first day of training they were taught how to march. His sergeant told them “you must stay focused on what you are doing. Place your eyes 15 degrees above the horizon and just listen for my commands or you will find many things that will distract you.” The young private thought to himself how easy this was going to be. But as they began he raised his legs up nearly to his chest trying to prove he was a good marcher. The sergeant gently raised his head and admonished him. “Don’t let the desire to show off distract you. True marching is not about show but about putting one foot in front of the other, keeping in sync with my commands.”

“Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up.? Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone? And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.” (Ecclesiastes 4:9-12; KJV

These passages speak of the need for unity and cooperation. Each one doing what they can for the good of the whole. For instance, consider the following:
A farmer who had a quarrelsome family called his sons and told them to lay a bunch of sticks before him. Then, after laying the sticks parallel to one another and binding them, he challenged his sons, one after one, to pick up the bundle and break it. They all tried, but in vain. Then, untying the bundle, he gave them the sticks to break one by one. This they did with the greatest ease. Then said the father, ‘Thus, my sons, as long as you remain united, you are a match for anything, but differ and separate, and you are undone.’
While growing up with five brothers it was not uncommon for us to have a disagreement among ourselves, like who would get the better ball glove.  It was one thing for us to whip up on each other, but it was quite another thing for someone else to.  You see, to whip a brother meant you had better packed your lunch for you would have to whip all of us. Our style may not have been considered fair, but we seldom lost.

“Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.” (2 Timothy 3:5; KJV)

ONE cold night, as an Arab sat in his tent, a Camel thrust the flap of the tent aside, and looked in.

“I pray thee, master,” he said, “let me put my head within the ten, for it is cold without.”

“By all means, and welcome,” said the Arab; and the Camel stretched his head into the tent.

“If I might but warm my neck, also,” he said, presently.

“Put your neck inside,” said the Arab. Soon the Camel, who had been turning his head from side to side, said again:

“It will take but little more room if I put my fore legs within the tent. It is difficult standing without.”