Moses walked with God in a level of intimacy that the Israelites didn't know. They were witnesses to His work and His miracles in their lives, but Moses had the privilege to know not just His work, but His character in a way that they were not privy to.
The interesting thing is that this commentary comes from David. He drew the distinction between knowing God by His acts, versus by His character. Elsewhere in Psalm 25, we find him praying that he too would have the privilege of knowing God in the way that Moses did:
"Show me your ways, Lord, teach me your paths" (vs 4).
He gives us the qualifications for daring to think that we might have the opportunity to know His ways:
"Good and upright is the Lord, therefore He instructs sinners in His ways. He guides the humble in what is right, and teaches them His way." (vs 8-9)
It wasn't therefore because there was anything special or unique about Moses that God gave him the right to know Him intimately and personally:
"The Lord confides in those who fear Him" (vs 14)
Lastly, Job 23:10 gives us the strong assurance that not only are we invited to know His ways, but that He knows ours:
"I know the way that you take, and when I have tried you, you shall come forth as pure gold".
It is comfort indeed to know that we are invited, as humble sinners, to ask God to show us His ways, and know Him, while resting in the knowledge that He knows us, and all that we face. He is "intimately acquainted with all our ways" Psalm 139:3
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