15 Then the king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives, one of whom was named Shiphrah and the other was named Puah; 16 and he said, “When you are helping the Hebrew women to give birth and see them upon the birthstool, if it is a son, then you shall put him to death; but if it is a daughter, then she shall live.” 17 But the midwives feared God, and did not do as the king of Egypt had commanded them, but let the boys live. 18 So the king of Egypt called for the midwives and said to them, “Why have you done this thing, and let the boys live?” 19The midwives said to Pharaoh, “Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women; for they are vigorous and give birth before the midwife can get to them.” 20 So God was good to the midwives, and the people multiplied, and became very mighty. 21 Because the midwives feared God, He established households for them.22 Then Pharaoh commanded all his people, saying, “Every son who is born 1you are to cast into the Nile, and every daughter you are to keep alive.”
Sometimes you are asked to do some downright outrageous things by those in power or authority over you. Sometimes those things are just downright wrong. What would God have you do in such a situation? Here is the answer: God blessed the Hebrew midwives for doing what was morally right, even though they were disobeying a command from the King. God wants us to respect authority, but He also wants us to use our brains and do what is right.