¹ Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus;
² Who was faithful to him that appointed him, as also Moses was faithful in all his house.
³ For this man was counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he who hath builded the house hath more honour than the house.
⁴ For every house is builded by some man; but he that built all things is God.
⁵ And Moses verily was faithful in all his house, as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were to be spoken after;
(Hebrew 3:1-5)

The verses here make a comparison between Christ and Moses.

But the servant who is faithful will persevere in the work even if there is tremendous pressure put upon him to give up his pursuit.

Moses was an outstanding leader in the Old Testament. God appeared to him and spoke to him face to face as with a friend. Through Moses’ leadership, God led the people out of Egypt and bondage. He gave the laws to Moses, and instructed them to teach the people His statues and commandments. When Moses took the people to Mt Sinai, God constituted them as a holy nation, as a kingdom of priests. Yet, this passage here asserts that Jesus Christ is greater than Moses.

The one thing similar about the two is that both of them were faithful in fulfilling the duties God has assigned to them. But there is a difference nevertheless. Moses was part of the household. (Read Ephesians 2:19-22). Christ is therefore greater than Moses. And since God is the One who built all things, Jesus Christ, who built the house of God is Himself also very God.

Application

Both Moses’ and Jesus’s faithfulness were commended here in this comparison. Moses was faithful as a servant. Jesus, however, was faithful as the Master.

Faithfulness is the virtue whereby we remain steadfast in the calling and duties that have been assigned to us.

Faithfulness includes endurance as well. An unfaithful person is the one who gives up on the work or who performs the work with reluctance and complaints. But the servant who is faithful will persevere in the work even if there is tremendous pressure put upon him to give up his pursuit.

God promises heavenly rewards for those who finish the spiritual race faithfully, 2 Tim 4:7,8; 1 Cor 3:14. A faithful person is one who is full of faith, believing that God will reward Him.