Example 1 Find four distinct natural numbers such that the sum of any two of them can be divided by their difference. If the sum of the largest and smallest of these four numbers is to be minimized, what is the sum of the middle two numbers?
(3rd Hua Luogeng Cup)
Analysis: Let $a_{1}, a_{2}, a_{3}, a_{4}$ be four numbers that meet the conditions, and $a_{1}8$, which contradicts the condition that $a_{1}+a_{4}$ is the smallest.

In summary, $\left(a_{1}, a_{2}, a_{3}, a_{4}\right)=(2,3,4,6)$, the sum of the middle two numbers is 7. .