“Hu Aaron Umoshe” (6:26); “Hu Moshe ViAaron” (6:27) Rashi points out, that there are places where the Torah places Aaron before Moshe and there are places where it places Moshe before Aaron. This is to teach us that they are of equal significance (Shkulim Haym). The obvious question is, how can we say that Aaron was equal to Moshe? Doesn’t the Torah say that there never was or will be a Navi as great as Moshe?
R’ Moshe Feinstein offers an answer. Of course Moshe was greater than Aaron even at this point. They were of equal significance in the aspect that each one of them fulfilled his Tafkid (potential) in this world. Hashem does not look how great one is, rather if he was able to “be all that he could be”. If one reaches that level, he achieved the highest level. Aaron reached that level; therefore in this sense he was as great as Moshe who also reached the level of fulfilling his total potential. This is a comforting thought for all of Klal Yisroel. We too have the potential to be as great as Moshe in this sense. .
