Why Did God Use Moses at Such a High Level?

Shalom, beloved in Christ! Welcome to today’s study of God’s Word.

Here is a question worth asking: Why did God choose to perform such mighty miracles through Moses, and not through someone else?

It is true that delivering the Israelites from Egypt was part of God’s sovereign plan (Exodus 3:7–8). But there is also a spiritual principle in Moses’ life that, if we grasp it, can position us for God to work through us in extraordinary ways.

1. God’s Call Often Begins with What Seems “Small”

When Moses’ ministry began, God did not reveal Himself in a grand, open vision. Moses did not first encounter an angel speaking with thunder, nor a prophet delivering a message, nor an audible voice saying, “Moses, I want to send you.”

Instead, he simply saw a sign—a bush burning with fire, yet not consumed (Exodus 3:2). This was miraculous, yes, but compared to the mighty acts that would later follow—the plagues of Egypt, the parting of the Red Sea, water from the rock—it was a small beginning.

(Zechariah 4:10a, NKJV)

“For who has despised the day of small things?”

Moses’ calling began like many of ours—God presenting a moment that could easily be ignored if the heart is not attentive.

2. What Set Moses Apart Was His Response

When Moses saw the burning bush, he did not pass by as if it were nothing. Scripture says:

(Exodus 3:3–4a, NKJV)

“Then Moses said, ‘I will now turn aside and see this great sight, why the bush does not burn.’ So when the LORD saw that he turned aside to look, God called to him from the midst of the bush…”

Notice the sequence:

First: Moses turned aside.
Then: God spoke.

The Lord did not call to him until He saw Moses’ willingness to stop, to investigate, and to value what was before him. God was testing his attentiveness and reverence.

3. God Tests Us With the Small Before Entrusting Us With the Great

God often places “small” signs or assignments before us to see how we handle them. If Moses had ignored the burning bush, he likely would have missed his calling. Jesus later reaffirmed this principle:

(Luke 16:10, NKJV)“

He who is faithful in what is least is faithful also in much; and he who is unjust in what is least is unjust also be dishonest with much”

Before God could entrust Moses with the great works—confronting Pharaoh, parting the sea, leading Israel—He had to see whether Moses valued the first sign.

In the same way, before God gives us a greater platform or deeper revelation, He watches how we treat the small opportunities and blessings He has already given.

4. Why Many Miss Greater Levels of God’s Power

Some believers do not experience greater manifestations of God’s presence because they overlook the “small” works of God in their lives. We see an answered prayer, a healing, or a deliverance and treat it as ordinary. But Moses did not treat God’s work as ordinary—he was full of wonder and desire to know more.

If Moses lived today and saw the dead raised in Jesus’ name, imagine his awe. The miracles we witness—lives transformed, chains broken, souls saved—should cause us to marvel, give thanks, and seek God more earnestly.

(Psalm 103:2–3, NKJV)

“Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits: Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases…”

5. Valuing the Small Unlocks the Greater

When we meditate on God’s works—big or small—and give Him glory for them, we create room for Him to entrust us with greater wonders.

The God who used Moses still uses people today. He is looking for hearts that are attentive, reverent, and quick to respond.

“(2 Chronicles 16:9a, NKJV)

For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him.”

But when we despise the small, we close the door to greater things. Let us learn from the men and women of faith who went before us—Abraham, Joseph, David, Daniel, Esther—each of whom proved faithful in the small before God entrusted them with the great.