What an
incredible sign! The staff belonging to
Aaron, the stick for walking, not only buds, but flowers and brings forth ripe
almonds overnight. It has no root, no
connection to nourishment at all, it isn’t possible, and yet it happens. This is to be the once and for all sign that
the Lord has chosen Aaron as the spiritual leader of the nation. His line will be the one to provide the high
priests for the nation in perpetuity.
Surely now this will put an end to the grumblings and jealousies that
have beset Moses’ leadership over the past few lessons. Odd that these particular rebellions began
after two things: the naming of the other elders to help Moses and the sending
of the spies isn’t it?
Everyone
wants position. As Jesus tells them what
will happen when they go to Jerusalem, the mother of James and John comes with
her sons in tow and asks that they be at his right and left hand when Jesus
takes the throne. This would indicate
that they were His most trusted advisors and it seems that at the last supper
John was at Jesus’ side as He tipped that the one who dips in the cup with
Jesus is the betrayer. The truth is, as
we see in Revelation 5 and in the Transfiguration, no one is fit to be at the right
and left of Jesus, He is unique in all of heaven and earth. Once again, Jesus is forced to explain what
it means to be a leader in His kingdom, one who serves. We continue to seek out positions for
ourselves that exalt us in spite of the repeated admonition of Jesus. It is always a temptation to be like the
world.
We have
peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, no one else. Through Him we have
obtained access to grace. He died for
the ungodly, while we were yet sinners.
We are justified by His blood, and will be saved by Him from God’s
wrath. His death reconciled us with God
and His life is what saves us. He is
also the source of our rejoicing. What
position is left for us? If the sign of
Aaron’s staff was remarkable, how much more so the resurrection of Jesus? Our place in the kingdom is worshipper and
servant. Let us carry out those two
things without worrying about place and position in the church or the kingdom.
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