The calling of Moses is probably the most famous ‘God calling’ moments throughout history. You know the story. Moses is in the wilderness and he sees a bush burning but notices that it isn’t burning up. When he moves closer God speaks to him from the bush and the result of that conversation is that Moses is called to go and rescue God’s people from slavery and move them towards the promised land God was giving them. The whole conversation back and forward with God and the journey to talk to his father in law takes two or three chapters of the book of Exodus.

I’m not complaining about that by the way! I’m just setting the scene of where I’m heading today.

One of the things that comes out of this conversation is that Moses’ brother Aaron is to be involved in the project. Moses’ reluctance to go on his own and speak to the King of Egypt leads God to tell him that Aaron would go with him. Aaron would say and do everything that Moses would tell him and God would instruct Moses directly. What we find out from the story is that Aaron is with Moses every step of the way. In fact Aaron is often the one who carries out many of the miracles that God does.

If you’d never read the story before you’d think that Aaron would need to be called in a similarly dramatic way because although he won’t be the leader he is still going to be in an equally difficult position. Would God use another burning bush? Would He provide an equally dramatic, moment?

When we reach chapter 4 we finally get to read about Aaron’s calling. However, it is, well, slightly less dramatic than Moses’. Here it is in all its glory……….

The LORD said to Aaron, “Go into the wilderness to meet Moses.” Genesis 4:27a

What?

I don’t mean to be rude, I mean anytime God speaks it’s incredible, but this seems a little light . Aaron’s calling doesn’t even get a full verse. God simply tells him to go into the wilderness and see Moses. No pyrotechnics, earthquakes, angels, or flashes of light. When he arrives in the wilderness Moses then tells him what’s happening and off he goes.

I feel a bit sorry for Aaron here. In fact throughout the book of Exodus there are times when Aaron isn’t mentioned but as far as we are aware he was with Moses every step of the way.

This makes me laugh.

It also made me think about the importance of Aaron’s’. By that I mean there are so many people out there who are serving God in incredible ways but no one really knows them, no one gives them accolades, no one writes books about them, they don’t have dramatic calling stories, they just get on with doing the stuff. I know there are moments later when Aaron gets a little jealous, which I would completely understand, but for the most part Aaron and those like him serve without ever complaining or making a fuss.

If you are an Aaron today I want to say well done. You are an incredible piece of the Kingdom puzzle and whether anyone ever says it or not God is so pleased with you and your servant heartedness. Be encouraged that God knows and sees who you are, your work has not gone noticed.

Take heart Aaron’s – we salute you.