Gideon was outnumbered. That's not a factor with the Creator of the universe.
Judges 7:7 And the Lord said unto Gideon, By the three hundred men that lapped will I save you, and deliver the Midianites into thine hand: and let all the other people go every man unto his place.
Isaiah 31:1 Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust inchariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the Lord!
Matthew 10:39 He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.
Self-defense (a fact of life) is an inalienable right, endowed by our Creator. But even it can become an idol.
‘Gideon was outnumbered. That’s not a factor with the Creator of the universe.’
God created the Laws of Nature for a reason. A warrior may feel called by the Holy Sprit to do something miraculous, but you should NEVER expect it to happen.
Jesus knew that Peter would die if he tried to fight those guards. So he talked him out of it.
If someone is unsure of divine backing, one should not take chances — “Do not tempt the Lord thy God.”
For example, Rattlesnake Christians. I know someone who was miraculously spared from vipers [among other things]. But she doesn’t make it into a sideshow exibition. If she did, God would eventually let her get bitten.