Pinch Hitting

Scripture: Exodus 32 Key Verse: 32:21-24
"Moses asked Aaron, 'What did these people do to you that you encouraged them to commit such a serious sin?' 'Don't be angry, sir,' Aaron answered. 'You know that these people are evil. They said to me, 'We don't know what's happened to this Moses who brought us out of Egypt. Make gods for us. They will lead us.' So I told them to take off any gold they were wearing. They gave it to me. I threw it into the fire, an out came this calf!"

Objective:
I read the Old Testament trying to keep my mind out of my cultural stuff. The Old Testament has some great wisdom, beautiful poetry, and very challenging topics. This is one of those chapters. It is a chapter that make me go, "Huh?" We read how Aaron let's the crowd get to him, and makes a false god. We see a worship time turn into an orgy, and we see God, through Moses kill 3000 men.

Application:
There is so much going on in this chapter and its hard to get my head around what I need to pull from it. The one thing that keeps popping out at me is How Aaron reacted. Aaron, the brother of Moses, was called by God to be the voice for Moses. Alone Aaron was empty of the knowledge God had given to Moses. As I think about this I see a truth for my own life. I often try to "fill-in" and pinch hit for others. God has gifted me in a special way to do special things, the problems rise when I do things that go against my grain. We need to do what it is we are made to do, and stop trying to be well-balanced switch hitters.
Aaron like so many celebrities had/have a powerful voice. They are look at and mimicked by young and old. Some of them have what it takes to lead others in the right direction, others just lead people down the wrong path. We need to work as a team to best lead this world in the direction God wants it to go.

Prayer:
Lord, Thanks for making me who I am. Help me be content doing the things you have gifted me to do. Help me use my strengths in way that will grow the Kingdom like never before. Help all of us no when to say when, and not go beyond our limits.
Lord surround us with the people we need to best get the job done.