Depending on the Power of God

“Then Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married; for he had married an Ethiopian woman. So, they said, ‘Has the Lord indeed spoken only through Moses? Has He not spoken through us also?’ And the Lord heard it.” [1]

Moses had not asked to be chosen for his position. Quite the opposite! When the Lord called him, he protested, saying, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh, and that I should bring the children of Israel out of Egypt?” He also told God that he was a man of poor speaking ability. [2]

Miriam and Aaron’s dissatisfaction with Moses began with the woman he married, and then, progressed to suggest that he was behaving arrogantly. The Lord addressed their false accusation of his arrogance in the very next verse.

“The man Moses was very humble, more than all men who were on the face of the earth.” [3]

The Lord called the three siblings to the tabernacle of meeting. The Lord appeared as a pillar of cloud to them. He called Aaron and Miriam forward and said to them...

“Hear now My words: if there is a prophet among you, I, the Lord, make Myself known to him in a vision; I speak to him in a dream. Not so with My servant Moses; he is faithful in all My house. I speak with him face to face, even plainly, and not in dark sayings; and he sees the form of the Lord. Why then were you not afraid to speak against My servant Moses?” [4]

Moses was faithful to meet with God, and as a result, God was able to use him mightily.

The Apostle Paul also gave glory to God when he wrote, “We have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us.” [5]

“Dear Heavenly Father, please move in and through us by the power of Your Holy Spirit so that Your Name is glorified, and many souls are saved. This, we pray in the Name of Your Son Jesus Christ. Amen.”

[1] Numbers 12:1-2
[2] Exodus 3:11, 4:10
[3] Numbers 12:3
[4] Numbers 12:4-8
[5] 2 Corinthians 4:7