Numbers 8:1 “GOD spoke to Moses: ‘Tell Aaron, Install the seven lamps so they will throw light in front of the Lampstand.’
Curious. Why couldn’t God give Aaron this message directly? It makes me wonder – if only for a moment – if Moses thought to himself, “Go tell him yourself.” After all, He is Yahweh, the Lord. The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And back in Exodus chapter six, we read that God spoke to both Moses and Aaron. So why can’t He speak to Aaron now?
Yesterday, I arrived home shortly after 5 and was greeted with these words from Rachel, “Curtis, you need to speak with your daughter [Megan].” Apparently a small civil war had broken out upstairs, with each camp vying for a change in governance in how the playroom was to be used. Megan was not seeing eye-to-eye with Kyra and her friend, Mayia. And as does happen from time-to-time, Megan was unable to hear anything from her mom. And so the task fell to me.
I think perhaps we (God’s children) are a bit like this. There are times when we are unable or unwilling to hear a direct word from God. For whatever reason, circumstance, sadness, pride, lack-of-faith, pain, self-indulgence or whatever, we just cannot hear His voice. And so He finds a Moses and says “Tell Aaron ...”
And here is the daunting truth. Sometimes we are that Moses. And other times, we are that Aaron. Oh for the wisdom to know the difference.
4 comments:
i know i'm not supposed to be using the internet, but it is sunday (the lenten day off)... so this is my comment...
"A-FRICKEN-MEN"
I second Rae's comment! :0)
This is so true, thank you for sharing that Curtis. Sometimes we are Moses, and it is both a privilege and sober responsibility to deliver the words of God. And sometimes we're Aaron. Lord help us to listen to Your messenger as if listening to You.
I third Rachel's comment ... it's what a dad is for ...
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