Human Response 153: Make us Gods

Exodus 32:1 And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt we know not what has become of him.

Moses delayed in returning to the people from Mt. Sinai. Thus the people were getting impatient and restless, and they desired a god they could see. Immediately after receiving the First Commandment, and after committing themselves to obey, they made another god for themselves, a false idol god that they could see. The golden calf represented a demon. The devil always seeks worship for himself.

The devil and the demons always come to us in many different disguises, seeking to draw our worship and trust and love away from the one true God. There are many idols that we make for ourselves, like money, pleasure, power, reputation, to name only a few. A god is whatever we look to for our good, our happiness, or wellbeing. it is all the better if it is something we can see or feel. We can see a golden calf.

Idolatry, or misplaced trust, may be triggered by what appears to be delay, while trust in God believes that God’s timing, His way, and His will are always best. We pray, “Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” The Word and the Spirit gives us faith to trust in God above all things. Trust is surrender.