“1 Miriam and Aaron criticized Moses because of the Cushite woman he married (for he had married a Cushite woman). 2 They said, Does the Lord speak only through Moses? Does He not also speak through us? And the Lord heard it. 3 Moses was a very humble man, more so than any man on the face of the earth.
4 Suddenly the Lord said to Moses, Aaron, and Miriam, You three come out to the tent of meeting. So the three of them went out.”
Numbers 12:1-4
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When Moses received his calling at the burning bush in Midian, he never could have imagined what path his life would take & how much hardship he would endure. It is one thing to deal with people who are difficult, yet lack a personal connection with you. It is something entirely different to put up with direct opposition from those closest to you.
Moses had daily struggles with the Israelite people, but this was a new kind of pain, that his own siblings would wound his heart like this. This was supposed to be family, and a new concept for him to live with in the first place. Having grow up apart from them, there was a distance to cross with them, a separation of years that must be overcome. For all intents and purposes, Moses was an orphan who was decades later reunited with his family.
So, when this complaint rose up, there was only one way to handle it properly, to have God come to his defense. David trusted God to do this, and Jesus’ own siblings didn’t believe in Him at first. God vindicates His servants in His timing & in His justice. Jesus wasn’t surprised by his sibling’s reactions to Him, and they would come to believe eventually.
Aaron & Miriam had their season of doubt here with regards to Moses and his call to walk with God, not understanding the full implications of that relationship. But after this, there is no rebellion, no opposition that we are allowed to see, and so we believe that they were both taught a valuable lesson that week.

When we are opposed because we stand for God, it should come as no surprise to us. Jesus essentially guarantees us that it will happen. Even when it is our own family, and it hurts, we must trust God, His timing and His justice. He will take care of things, it is simply our part to trust Him as we would in anything else, and take those fractured relationships directly to Him. Moses, Aaron & Miriam all stood before God that day, and He did what needed to be done to vindicate Moses. We must trust that God will do the same for us, in His timing and in His way. We continue to GoLove, whether it’s easy or not, and let Him speak for us.