Moses and Aaron returned to Egypt,
possibly with their hearts pumping and with their palms sweating,
but they returned there and immediately started with the task at
hand. They first called a meeting of the leaders of Israel. Now I
can imagine that the leaders of Israel were a bit skeptical. They
didn't know Moses, or if they did, they only knew that he was
brought up as an Egyptian, as part of the enemy. But what is lovely
to me is that they were prepared to listen.
Exodus 4:30,31 "Aaron told them
everything the Lord had told Moses, and Moses performed the
miraculous signs as they watched. The leaders were soon convinced
that the Lord had sent Moses and Aaron."
They listened and they were
convinced that God sent them. Now their reaction could have been
any of the following:
"Why didn't God choose us
to deliver the Israelites? After all we are their leaders
already! We know exactly how the Israelites think and how they
operate. Who does Moses think he is? He doesn't even know all our
customs and how we do things around here!"
Or "What is wrong with us? Did we
do something wrong that God didn't choose us? Did we offend God?
Why did He choose Moses over us? Are we so pathetic?"
No, their reaction was lovely to
me.
Exodus 4:31 "And when they realized
that the Lord had seen their misery and was deeply concerned for
them, they all bowed their heads and worshipped."
Lovely. They accepted it and
worshipped God. They didn't ask questions. God knew best. And He
did. Moses was the perfect choice, he knew how the Egyptians
thought, he knew the wilderness like the back of his hand, he was
actually educated and could write, he wasn't brought up with a
slavery mentality etc. The list can go on, but the point is this,
God knows what He is doing. One is not more important than the
other, but one is better to do one task than the other.
And that is valid for us too. I
notice Christians (and unfortunately I do it sometimes too) judge
God's leaders very easily and think they can do it better. Or
sometimes they get jealous of a position of authority God has put
others in and try everything to undermine that position of that
person. Or they delight when the leaders make mistakes and secretly
try to obtain the leader's position.
We should not be like that. God
gave each of us a role to play and all is important, all of them.
From the greatest to the smallest and we will be rewarded one day
by what you did with your part you had to play. God will judge your
works according to that. Don't be jealous of others, we will all be
rewarded equally if we have played our part well! Rather assist
your leaders, help them where you can. We are all working towards
one goal: to establish God's Kingdom on earth!
Lord You are so gracious and so
wonderful, we praise Your Name! All of us are important to You and
help us to exalt Your leaders Lord and assist them to be the best
they can be for You. In Jesus Name. Amen