Numbers 11:29
Moses was the leader of the Israelites, a nation of over 600,000 people. God spoke to him personally and regularly and nobody else. He was God’s chosen one who had been the conduit for amazing miraculous powers. It was Moses who led the people out of Egypt and across the Red Sea. It was Moses who received the 10 Commandments, and the rest of the Law. He was God’s mouthpiece to the Israelites.
This all could have gone to Moses’ head and he could have thought himself more important than anyone else. He could also have easily become fearful, protective and paranoid about anyone else who would threaten his position and influence.
And yet here we read that he eagerly desired that all of God’s people could have the same relationship with God as he did. Amazing!
We have seen in the church, perhaps more obviously in the past, where leaders have taken their special calling and used it to build their own wealth and reputation. They have relished the power of their position, restricted access to the Bible and blurred the line between God’s voice and their own. They held people captive to fear and used that to their own advantage.
What a different world, and church, it would be if powerful leaders and prominent influencers were eager to see others as equipped and empowered as they are, for the benefit of the community.
Humble leaders, like Moses, take their job seriously and recognise their responsibility, but always remember who put them there in the first place and who it is that they are to serve.
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