Bat Masterson wielded power with his walking stick. His power paled in comparison to that of the LORD Almighty. He used staffs to silence sounds of grumbling.
“And the staff of the man whom I choose shall sprout. Thus I will make to cease from me the grumblings of the people of Israel, which they grumble against you.’ Moses spoke to the people of Israel. And all their chiefs gave him staffs, one for each chief, according to their fathers’ houses, twelve staffs. And the staff of Aaron was among their staffs. And Moses deposited the staffs before the Lord in the tent of the testimony (Numbers 17:5-7 ESV).”
Aaron was God’s chosen priest and the LORD used his staff as a sign of authority.
“On the next day Moses went into the tent of the testimony, and behold, the staff of Aaron for the house of Levi had sprouted and put forth buds and produced blossoms, and it bore ripe almonds. Then Moses brought out all the staffs from before the Lord to all the people of Israel. And they looked, and each man took his staff. And the Lord said to Moses, ‘Put back the staff of Aaron before the testimony, to be kept as a sign for the rebels, that you may make an end of their grumblings against me, lest they die (Numbers 17:8-10 ESV).”
Do you ever grumble? I’m sorry to say that I do.
“Do all things without grumbling or disputing (Philippians 2:14 ESV).”
It’s time to mend my ways… — Published articles in Mature Living Magazine, Devotions for the Deaf, The Secret Place, Coosa Journal, Mary Hollingsworth’s The One Year Devotional of Joy and Laughter, Jo Krueger’s Every Day in God’s Word. http://www.pamforddavis. com