There are two things that the Lord brought to my attention as I meditated upon this story…
Firstly, I noticed that Moses did exactly what the Lord told him to do, but he did not have what it took to be successful by himself. He had the sense as a leader to surround himself with people who were team players. Some fought, and some observed and were ready to jump in wherever needed – we need to surround ourselves with people and let them know that we cannot do what we are called to do by ourselves… you can be right in the middle of God’s will and still fail if you do not have the right people around you.
Even when you are led by the Spirit, there are times that you are going to get tired, and when you are tired, things get heavy, and when things get heavy (heavy hearted, heavy negative attitude)… when things get heavy, you start losing the battle. That is why we always need to be part of a team – we need each other, we need support and we need others involved in our assignments.
Secondly… when Moses got tired, he had people who noticed… people who positioned themselves to be awake, alert and aware – Aaron and Hur braced his arms and hands until the battle was won. The people were willing to do what they needed to do to get the job done. Holding up Moses’s hands was not an eloquent task, it was a practical one… Aaron and Hur were willing to get practical and do what was needed.
Sometimes the difference between success and failure is not in doing the highly skilled, eloquent, or seemingly important things, sometimes it comes down to being practical, helpful, observant, and being willing to jump in wherever needed. Moses did not cry out for help… Aaron and Hur were OBSERVANT – they noticed… they were aware and they SAW, and then they jumped in without being asked - as team players they noticed when Moses got tired and they did something about it. They did not criticize Moses, they jumped in and helped. Do not wait until you are asked… if you see something, do something!
The Lord used Moses, a staff, and he used a team of people who worked together as led by the spirit to overcome the enemy and to be successful. God will use leadership, people and inanimate objects to get the job done… whether you part has to do with leadership, support or dealing with the inanimate objects such as chairs, sound equipment vehicles and such, holding up those things as Moses held up the staff, may be the key to victory for all… bottom line, it is going to take a village!
Blessings on you, Nick
