27 The Lord said to Aaron, “Go into the wilderness to meet Moses.” So he went and met him at the mountain of God and kissed him. 28 And Moses told Aaron all the words of the Lord with which he had sent him to speak, and all the signs that he had commanded him to do. 29 Then Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the people of Israel. 30 Aaron spoke all the words that the Lord had spoken to Moses and did the signs in the sight of the people. 31 And the people believed; and when they heard that the Lord had visited the people of Israel and that he had seen their affliction, they bowed their heads and worshiped. (Exodus 4)
After making excuses why he could not carry out God's call, Moses was told by God that Aaron would be his assistant. Just as He had spoken to Moses, God spoke to Aaron as well. God does that: He sends people to help do whatever it is He has called on us to do. We have no excuses or claims to insufficiency; God is the One Who calls and enables, and He often sends others to fill in the gaps in our abilities (or willingness). Just think of what Moses would have missed if he refused to leave Midian! As for the people, they too were being shown and told that help was on the way. Even more important to them that they had a leader who was empowered to act, they had the assurance that God has seen, heard, and was answering their prayers. That is something we all can understand.
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