<p>11:24- see on Acts 7:35.</p><p><i>By faith, Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter</i>- &quot;When Moses <i>was grown</i>, he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens... when he was <i>full forty years old</i> it came into his heart to visit his brethren... by faith Moses, <i>when he was come to years</i>, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter&quot; (Ex. 2:11; Acts 7:23; Heb. 11:24). The implication seems to be that Moses reached a certain point of maturity, of readiness, and then he went to his brethren. We too have points of maturity we must reach before the Lord gives us our next task.</p><p>So at age 40, Moses came to a crisis. He had a choice between the riches of Egypt, the pleasures of sin for a season, and choosing rather to suffer affliction with God's people and thereby fellowship the reproach of Christ. He probably had the chance to become the next Pharaoh, as the son of Pharaoh's daughter; but he consciously refused this, as a pure act of the will, as an expression of faith in the future recompense of the Kingdom. There are a number of&nbsp; passages which invite us to follow Moses' example in this. Paul was motivated in his rejection of worldly advantage by Moses'&nbsp;inspiration. And as in all things, he is our example, that we might follow Christ, who also turned down the very real possibility of temporal rulership of the world- for the sake of living the life of the cross, and thereby securing our redemption.&nbsp;</p>