How do we rest and find peace in the midst of leadership change? Deuteronomy 32-34

Deuteronomy 34:9
Now Joshua the son of Nun was filled with the spirit of wisdom, for Moses had laid his hands on him; and the sons of Israel listened to him and did as the Lord had commanded Moses.

In the preceding verses to the above passage we have the recorded death of Moses.  For 120 years Moses was the main man.  He was the one who was called from the little basket to the Red Sea to the Mana to the fights with Aaron and his wife.   Moses was God's man and now, after his death, Joshua was to be the man in charge.   The transfer of leadership from one generation to the next, under God's direction, is a wonderful activity to watch.  Joshua, chosen by God, will lead the people to a place Moses could not, because of his sin.   God knows how to make leadership changes.   Moses would have to look at the land of Canaan and realize that all that work and wandering would never produced a blessing to him personally, but it would be given to the one he taught: Joshua.    Moses was God's servant and he would rest in the fact that God gave him a chance to serve and have his hand on the one who would take the reigns next.   Joshua was with Moses in the mountain when the Ten Commandments were handed down.   Joshua had shadowed Moses all his life.    Moses sent Joshua out as a spy and Joshua came back (along with Caleb) with a good report.   As a result Joshua would now lead the people into the Promise Land.   Moses' emotions of not being able to lead the people would be replaced, knowing that God had used him to train Joshua.    God takes care of His people by providing leadership.  We may not like the leadership, or see what God sees, but we must relax in that leadership.   There were, no doubt, those that thought Moses' death would be bad for the nation.  But, God would bless Joshua, as He blessed Moses.  God takes care of leadership.   God puts into leadership those He wants.  We ought to trust in the leadership God gives His nation, His church, His families.   God is in charge and leadership is simply an extension of His love to us.   Not all leaders are Godly leaders, but all leaders are established by God.    Not all leaders obey God but all leaders are given authority by God.    We have to rest in the fact that God takes care of leaders and uses them in the way He wants to accomplish His plan.