MINOR DISOBEDIENCE IS ALSO DISOBEDIENCE
MINOR DISOBEDIENCE IS ALSO DISOBEDIENCE
Numbers 20 – 7 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 8 Take the rod, and gather thou the assembly together, thou, and Aaron thy brother, and speak ye unto the rock before their eyes; and it shall give forth his water, and thou shalt bring forth to them water out of the rock: so thou shalt give the congregation and their beasts drink. 9 And Moses took the rod from before the LORD, as he commanded him. 10 And Moses and Aaron gathered the congregation together before the rock, and he said unto them, Hear now, ye rebels; must we fetch you water out of this rock? 11 And Moses lifted up his hand, and with his rod he smote the rock twice: and the water came out abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their beasts also. 12 And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron, Because ye believed me not, to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore ye shall not bring this congregation into the land which I have given them.
- That passage above is powerful interaction between Moses and God. God had in Exo 17:5 and 6 directed Moses to strike the rock with his rod so that water could come out and feed the children of Israel. That command was still fresh in his memory. So when he got another instruction about the rock and water again, he decided to do things the way he thought God had wanted him to do.
- He took the rod as directed. Verse 9
- He gathered the congregation of the people. Verse 10
- His only problem was that of speaking to the people instead of directing his speech to the wrong people. He was directed to speak to the rock but rather spoke to the people.
- He was directed to speak to the rock instead he struck the rock.
- He thought it made no difference speaking or striking the rock.
But when the result came, he was told he has lost favour in the eyes of the lord and what he did was called disobedience. He lost his ticket for the promise land. A technical analysis showed that Moses had 75% compliant with God’s instruction. But my friend, that was not enough. God expects a 100% compliant.
The moment we modify any of God’s law to suit out own selfish desire, we are disqualified
Think Deep
Be sure you are paying great attention to the simple instructions found on the pages of the Bible.
By: Mike Udam
