Moses had been instructed in regard to the final reward to be given to the humble and obedient servants of God, and worldly gain sank to its proper insignificance in comparison. The magnificent palace of Pharaoh and the monarch's throne were held out as an inducement to Moses; but he knew that the sinful pleasures that make men forget God were in its lordly courts. He looked beyond the gorgeous palace, beyond a monarch's crown, to the high honors that will be bestowed on the saints of the Most High in a kingdom untainted by sin. He saw by faith an imperishable crown that the King of heaven would place on the brow of the overcomer. This faith led him to turn away from the lordly ones of earth and join the humble, poor, despised nation that had chosen to obey God rather than to serve sin.

Moses havde fået undervisning om den endelige belønning, der ville blive givet Guds ydmyge og lydige tjenere, og i sammenligning hermed sank verdslig vinding ned til sin rette plads. Faraos pragtfulde palads og monarkens trone blev benyttet som lokkemidler for Moses; men han vidste, at der i de fornemme sale fandtes syndige fornøjelser, der får mennesker til at glemme Gud. Han lod blikket gå fra det overdådige palads og kongekronen frem til de æresbevisninger, der ville blive den Højestes hellige til del i et rige, der var ubesmittet af synd. I troen så han den uvisnelige krone, som Himmelens Konge vil sætte på sejrvinderens pande. Denne tro fik ham til at forlade jordens fornemme og slutte sig til den lille, fattige, foragtede nation, der havde valgt at adlyde Gud i stedet for at tjene synden.