And the Lord Heard [Part 3]

Numbers 12:7

New King James Version

Not so with My servant Moses;
He is faithful in all My house.

For Meditation

That is the word again—servant. It precedes humility and obedience. The children of God must first see themselves as servants with their Master before they can submit to His authority and rule in obedience. We cannot go past this attitude to attain a deeper relationship with Jesus. Think about it.

Jesus, in His earthly sojourn, made Himself of no reputation and took the form of a bondservant (Phil. 2:7). The NIV rendition beautifully captures this. “He made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant.” Everything about the relationship of the Son to the Father on earth flowed from there: His sinless life to the cross, resurrection, and ascension.

That is why God has exalted Him to the highest place and given “Him the name that is above every name at the mention of which every knee should bow, in heaven, on earth, and under the earth, and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father” (9-11).

Jesus was faithful as a Son over God’s house because He took the very nature of a servant (Heb. 3:6). So was Moses, and that is what God told Aaron and Miriam. “Not so with My servant Moses; He is faithful in all My house” (Nu. 12:7). Three things here.

God called Moses, “My servant.” His relationship with Moses was a Master-servant relationship, in which Moses accepted his place and role. Could you say that about yourself?

The Almighty God testified to the faithfulness of His servant Moses. God could trust Moses and depend on his availability and integrity. Through all the troubles Moses went through as leader of His people, he stayed the course and trusted God’s leadership, even when frustration overwhelmed him. Can we also be trusted by God in this way?

Finally, God could trust Moses, not only in some issues and times. Moses was faithful in all God’s house, meaning, as MacArthur puts it, his “loyal performance of his role as covenant mediator between the Lord and Israel.” God could trust Moses in every responsibility and moment of his service. Can He trust us as He trusted Moses?

Faithfulness is loyalty to God and His call. This level of loyalty is what God commended Moses for. It is an attitude that assumes trustworthiness and a complete commitment to God and His plan without reservation. It means being faithful to one’s calling; not flippant but dependable without fear of change or absence when it matters. There was no question about Moses’ loyalty or his dependability in the discharge of all his duties, acting in complete agreement with God’s counsel.

Faithfulness is a fruit of the Spirit. It is therefore not only a commendable trait but also a possibility for us to walk this way with God. The question is whether that is our desire. Do you want to walk in step with the Holy Spirit, so that He will bear His fruit in you?

Pray with Me

Lord, just as you are unchanging, and therefore you act faithfully to us, help me be steadfast in my walk with you through your Spirit’s power. I want to be faithful to you and in the discharge of my responsibilities to your people for your name’s sake, amen!