Exodus 4 puts us right in the middle of an argument between God and Moses. God is calling Moses to confront Pharaoh and tell him to let the people of Israel go. Moses continues to argue that he is not a good public speaker. But God turns the tables against Moses in Exodus 4:11-12:
The the Lord asked Moses, “Who makes a person’s mouth? Who decides whether people speak or do not speak, hear or do not hear, see or do not see? Is it not I, the Lord? Now go! I will be with you as you speak, and I will instruct you in what to say.
And again Moses pleads, “Please, send anyone else!” So God bring Aaron into the picture, but there is a catch. Moses still has to come along for the ride, and Aaron will only say what Moses tells him. Moses still has to do the speaking, it’s just going to be heard through Aaron.
Long story short, as much as Moses begged God to send someone else, God still found a way to send him. We can fight our calling, but God is the one who decides who will speak and who will hear. God will use us to His purpose and glory, even if we may not plan on it. Each of us has a specific calling on our lives, and God cannot send anyone else to do it. Only you can accomplish your purpose, and only I can accomplish mine. The question is how much we will rise up to accomplish it. Moses hid behind the Aaron, and Aaron convinced the elders who in turn convinced the Israelites that they were going back to the promised land. Are we hiding from letting God use us? Are we telling God “no”?
-Zachariah