When the people saw that Moses was so long in coming down from the
mountain, they gathered around Aaron and said, “Come, make us gods
who will go before us. As for this fellow Moses who brought us up out of
Egypt, we don’t know what has happened to him.”
Aaron answered them, “Take off the gold earrings that your wives, your
sons and your daughters are wearing, and bring them to me.” So all the
people took off their earrings and brought them to Aaron. He took what
they handed him and made it into an idol cast in the shape of a calf,
fashioning it with a tool. Then they said, “These are your gods, Israel,
who brought you up out of Egypt.”
When Aaron saw this, he built an altar in front of the calf and
announced, “Tomorrow there will be a festival to the Lord.”
Exodus 32:1-5
W
hen Moses received the vision
to set free Israel from Egypt,
Aaron was a major part of that
vision, so it is safe to say he
was a leader alongside Moses. Every time
that Moses appeared before Pharaoh to say
the famous four words, “let my people go,”
Aaron was present. Aaron witnessed the
mighty acts of God and saw many parts of
the vision fulfilled. However, when faced
with a crisis as Moses delayed to come down
from the mountain, Aaron made a golden
calf for the children of Israel to worship. His
action is proof that he never bought into the
vision, to begin with, no matter what he may
have said.
The lesson here is this; you will never
know who a leader is until a crisis arises.
Anyone can talk, for talk is cheap. However,
no matter what a leader says or teaches,
in the midst of a crisis, his real character,
values, and philosophies are exposed.
Prayer: Father, help me to be consistent
in my character at all times.
Eturuvie (AKA Gabriella) Erebor is a writer,
public speaker, trainer, coach and the Founder
of DOZ Network.
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