Numbers 24:1
And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness. And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.
Balaam perceived that it was the Lord's pleasure to bless Israel, and therefore on this occasion he acted differently than before by not going aside to look for omens or enchantments. Instead he deliberately set his face toward the wilderness where Israel was encamped. This change marked a break from his former practice of seeking for enchantments at other times. Behind this stood Balak's persistent effort to shift Balaam from place to place in hope of securing a different outcome. Yet no relocation could induce Balaam to convert Israel's blessing into a curse.