JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<ul id="test">
<li id="i4112">4112</li>
<li id="i1422">1422</li>
<li id="i6640">6640</li>
<li id="i2221">2221</li>
</ul>
JavaScript
$(function(){
var order = ['i2221', 'i6640', 'i4112', 'i1422'];
var elems = $('#test').children();
elems.sort(function(a,b){
return order.indexOf(a.id) > order.indexOf(b.id);
});
//console.log(elems);
$('#test').html(elems);
});