Numbers 11:28-29
28 And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Moses, one of his young men, answered and said, My lord Moses, forbid them. 29 And Moses said unto him, Enviest thou for my sake? would God that all the Lord's people were prophets, and that the Lord would put his spirit upon them
Jealousy is a terrible thing. However, it is also a very common thing. We often wish that we had gifts that other people have---that we could play an instrument, that we could sing, that we could teach, preach, lead, whatever. But God chose to give each of us the gift that He knew we needed to be used by Him in His work.
Here, Joshua and Moses are having a discussion and Joshua shows sings of jealousy Moses' sake. Even though Moses was training Joshua to become a leader, Joshua still had some growing up to do. He didn't think anybody else should have the ability to be a spiritual leader except Moses. Moses knew that Joshua had to see the bigger picture of what God had planned and not jut focus on the here and now.
Moses wished that all men could hear from God as he did. Today, we are fortunate to have the Bible that is the inspired word of God. That gives us the ability to hear from God by reading it and allowing the Holy Spirit to guide us.
As we go through this day, let us focusing on what God has given us and not on what we are lacking. Read His word and He will show us all of our gifts.
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