Moses was offered the palace of the Pharaohs and the monarch's throne; but the sinful pleasures that make men forget God were in those lordly courts, and he chose instead 69 the "durable riches and righteousness." Proverbs 8:18. Instead of linking himself with the greatness of Egypt, he chose to bind up his life with God's purpose. Instead of giving laws to Egypt, he by divine direction enacted laws for the world. He became God's instrument in giving to men those principles that are the safeguard alike of the home and of society, that are the cornerstone of the prosperity of nations--principles recognized today by the world's greatest men as the foundation of all that is best in human governments.

Moses fik tilbud om faraoernes palads og rigets trone; men de syndige glæder, der får mennesker til at glemme Gud, trivedes ved dette pragtfulde hof, og i stedet for valgte han ældgammelt gods og retfærdighed. Ordsp. 8,18. I stedet for at knytte sig til Ægyptens storhed valgte han at knytte sit liv til Guds formal. I stedet for at give Ægypten love forordnede han efter guddommelig vejledning love for hele verden. Han blev et redskab for Gud ved at give mennesker disse grundregler, der er et bolværk både for hjemmet og samfundet, der er hjørnestenen for nationernes velfærd, grundregler, der den dag i dag anerkendes ,af verdens største mænd som grundvolden for alt det bedste inden for menneskers statsstyrelse.