Moses the Unqualified

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Did you know Moses argued with God about his calling? As my friend Alyce pointed out, "That wasn't in the movie!"

But the real Moses protested mightily when confronted with the burning bush and God's command to free the Hebrew people from slavery.

Moses insisted on bringing his brother Aaron with him as kind of a crutch. And God allowed him to do so, even though He knew Moses was perfectly capable of doing the task on his own.

(See Exodus 3 and 4 for Moses' long argument with God.)

Here's the thing I take away from that: God doesn't force us to do anything.

We have all heard this: If He calls us, He will equip us to do what He has called us for. (See Eph 4:11)

Moses was already equipped to accomplish the task that God had set before him. But Moses wasn't so sure about it, and came up with all kinds of reasons why he thought the Lord should really send someone else.

Finally God said, "FINE!! Aaron can go with you! OKAY?!?!" Even though Aaron didn't really do anything, (and by the time of the exodus, he had nearly faded into the background while Moses did everything himself the way he had been called to) God allowed Aaron to accompany Moses just to make Moses feel better.

What this shows me is: God will do whatever it takes to assure us that He has equipped us. Including something like send a brother to tag along and hold the stick for us, if we need it.

Romans 2:4a "Don’t you see how wonderfully kind, tolerant, and patient God is with you? "