学习谦和
摩西与姐姐米利暗和哥哥亚伦的关系相当复杂。神曾使用米利暗拯救了婴孩摩西不致被杀害，而当摩西要向埃及王进言时，亚伦曾是他的代言人（参看出埃及记1-3），他们三姐弟无疑是相亲相爱的。然而手足之间的竞争，显然已经开始侵蚀米利暗和亚伦了：他们不喜欢摩西的外邦妻子，他们也似乎妒忌摩西被神拣选作一位特殊使命的先知。只见他们开始毁谤摩西说：“难道（神）不也与我们说话吗？”
摩西没有因为兄姐贬低他的地位而怀恨在心，可见他为人多么谦和也充满爱。神拣选他领导以色列时，他从来没有打算寻求名声，事实上，他根本不想做这个领袖！他也知道，他有幸能够面对面与神交谈，完全是因为神的恩典。和耶稣一样，摩西是一位代祷者，他祈求神医治米利暗。
摩西的谦和，正是他能够成为神伟大的仆人的原因。就如耶稣所说的，“你们中间谁为大，谁就要作你们的用人。”（马太福音 23:11）
歌罗西书3:12这样说，“就要存怜悯、恩慈、谦虚、温柔、忍耐的心。”从耶稣和摩西的榜样，我们看到谦和能包容许多的罪，并且可以挽回濒临破裂的关系。
主啊，求祢赐我们忍耐和谦和的心，叫我们成为祢传播和平的使者。奉耶稣的名祈求，阿们。
民数记 12
1 摩西娶了古实女子为妻。米利暗和亚伦因他所娶的古实女子就毁谤他，说：
2“难道耶和华单与摩西说话，不也与我们说话吗？”这话耶和华听见了。（
3摩西为人极其谦和，胜过世上的众人。）
4耶和华忽然对摩西、亚伦、米利暗说：“你们三个人都出来，到会幕这里。”他们三个人就出来了。
5耶和华在云柱中降临，站在会幕门口，召亚伦和米利暗，二人就出来了。
6耶和华说：“你们且听我的话：你们中间若有先知，我－耶和华必在异象中向他显现，在梦中与他说话。
7我的仆人摩西不是这样；他是在我全家尽忠的。
8我要与他面对面说话，乃是明说，不用谜语，并且他必见我的形像。你们毁谤我的仆人摩西，为何不惧怕呢？”
9耶和华就向他们二人发怒而去。
10云彩从会幕上挪开了，不料，米利暗长了大痲疯，有雪那样白。亚伦一看米利暗长了大痲疯，
11就对摩西说：“我主啊，求你不要因我们愚昧犯罪，便将这罪加在我们身上。
12求你不要使她像那出母腹、肉已半烂的死胎。”
13于是摩西哀求耶和华说：“神啊，求你医治她！”
14耶和华对摩西说：“她父亲若吐唾沫在她脸上，她岂不蒙羞七天吗？现在要把她在营外关锁七天，然后才可以领她进来。”
15于是米利暗关锁在营外七天。百姓没有行路，直等到把米利暗领进来。
16以后百姓从哈洗录起行，在巴兰的旷野安营。
Humility
"Moses was a very humble man, more humble than anyone else on the face of the earth." - Numbers 12:3
Moses' relationship with his sister, Miriam, and brother, Aaron, was complicated. Miriam had been used by God to rescue baby Moses from slaughter, and Aaron had been Moses' mouthpiece when speaking to the king of Egypt (see Exodus 1-3). Doubtless the three loved each other. Yet sibling rivalry apparently began to gnaw at Miriam and Aaron: they didn't like Moses' foreign wife, and they seemed jealous of Moses' position as God's special prophet. They began to talk against Moses: "Hasn't [God] also spoken through us?"
Moses' humility and love were evident in that he didn't hold a grudge against his brother and sister for undercutting him. He hadn't been looking for prestige when God chose him to be the leader of Israel. He hadn't even wanted the job! He also knew that his privilege of speaking face to face with God was completely because of God's grace. He didn't become proud. Like Jesus, Moses was an intercessor. He pleaded with God for Miriam's healing.
Moses' humility was precisely what made him a great servant of God. As Jesus said, "The greatest among you will be your servant" (Matthew 23:11).
As Colossians 3:12 says, "Clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience." We know from Jesus' and Moses' examples that humility covers a multitude of sins, and it brings healing to what would otherwise be ruined relationships.
Lord, give us patience and humility, and make us instruments of your peace. In Jesus' name, Amen.
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