Exodus 6:10-13

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Go in, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, that he let the children of Israel go out of his land. And Moses spake before the Lord, saying, Behold, the children of Israel have not hearkened unto me; how then shall Pharaoh hear me, who am of uncircumcised lips? And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, and gave them a charge unto the children of Israel, and unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt.

This passage is so encouraging because Moses is still full of hesitation. He is still looking at his weakness, still measuring the call by his own inability, still saying in essence, “Pharaoh is not going to listen to me. I am not the man for this.” The people had not listened. Pharaoh had not listened. And in Moses’ mind, that seemed to settle it. But the Lord did not change His mind because Moses was uncertain. God simply charged him again and sent him again.

That is important to see. The calling of God is not sustained by the confidence of the servant, but by the authority of the One who sends him. Moses kept coming back to what he lacked. God kept coming back to what He had commanded. Moses said, “I am of uncircumcised lips.” God said, in effect, “You have a charge. Go.” The issue was never whether Moses felt sufficient. The issue was whether God had spoken.

That is still how the Lord works so often. We tend to disqualify ourselves by looking at our weakness, our past failures, our awkwardness, our fears, or the poor response we received the last time we tried to obey. But God is not limited by any of that. When He has given a charge, He means for us to carry it. He does not wait until we feel impressive. He calls us to move in obedience because His strength is enough.

And right here, before the story moves forward, the genealogy of Moses and Aaron is set before us. It is almost as if the Spirit pauses to present their credentials. Not credentials in the worldly sense, not polished resumes or public greatness, but their place within the covenant people of God. They were not self appointed men. They were men the Lord had marked out and sent. That is what mattered.

So this passage reminds us that God does not abandon His purpose because His servants tremble. He recommissions. He reaffirms. He sends again. Moses may still have felt unfit, but the word of the Lord had not changed. And when God gives a man a charge, that charge stands firm even when the man carrying it feels weak.