God is the only leader I know that uses the wrong people for the right job. The perfect example is when God called out to Moses from the burning bush. God tells Moses that He will use him and that He will do awesome things through him, starting with freeing the Israelites from Pharaoh. When God tells Moses that he has to talk to Pharaoh, Moses freaks out.
"Moses said to the Lord, 'Pardon your servant, Lord. I have never been eloquent, neither int he past nor since you have spoken to your servant. I am slow of speech and tongue." (Exodus 4:10) Moses clearly says that he is not capable of doing what God says. We often think this, and we are low in mind for thinking that we need to inform God of our weaknesses, as if He did not already know.
"The Lord said to him, 'Who gave human beings their mouths? Who makes them deaf or mute? Who gives them sight or makes them blind? Is it not I, the Lord? Now go; I will help you speak and will teach you what to say.'" (Exodus 4:11-12) Now, God has already said that He is in control and will teach Moses. Who is the better teacher than the guy who knows everything? Yet Moses still argues back.
"But Moses said, 'Pardon your servant, Lord. Please send someone else.'" (Exodus 4:13) We see Moses refusing to do the will of God, even after God said that He had everything covered. Moses was still too afraid to trust that God would know what He was doing. God is omnipotent, He knows everything. He knows everything about you, everything about your strengths and weaknesses, and everything about the future. He is omnipotent and sovereign, which means He can do anything and has authority over everything. There is no problem that you have that He cannot fix if you allow Him to fix it.
"Then the Lord's anger burned against Moses and He said, 'What about your brother, Aaron the Levite? I know he can speak well. He is already on his way to meet you, and he will be glad to see you. You shall speak to him and put words in his mouth; I will help both of you speak and teach you both what to do. He will speak to the people for you, and it will be as if he were your mouth and as if you were God to him." (Exodus 4:14-16)
What were the chances of Aaron coming to meet Moses just as God mentioned him? Very high, considering the God we are dealing with. Even if we feel that we are not fit for the job, or as if someone is not preaching right or praying holy enough, we must remember this. God said that His grace is enough and His power is made perfect in our weakness (1 Corinthians 12:9). We have to realize that God is using the wrong people for the right job because He is glorified when the wrong people do the right job. Moses could not speak, so God was glorified through everything that Moses did for the public, because everyone could see that it was not the strength of Moses, but the strength of something higher up than him. It was God!
When we open up and allow God to use our weaknesses, He will be glorified that much more. We must always remember that His grace is sufficient for us.
-D
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