The instinct among people to look like they know what they are doing and
have it all together is powerful and drives so much of how people
interact. When you’re in charge or think a lot of people are looking at
you, it can really make you want to seem full of power and confidence.
But whether we’re talking about parenting or teaching or being the boss,
in any leadership role for a believer, we have to interact under the
authority of our great God. Moses faces complaints from Israel again.
But this time, he steps out of what God instructs into what makes him
feel powerful and effective at confrontation. Unfortunately, this brings
real and hard consequences to Moses. Why did God not just forgive him
and move on? Why the need for such a confrontation with His appointed
leader of Israel? The answer to those questions and more are our topic