Thus Moses did; according to all that the LORD had commanded him, so he did.
Exodus 40:16

I once heard a minister talking about a famous preacher. He said to a room full of young pastors, “You want to be used by God the way Pastor So & So has been? Then get a relationship with Jesus like the one Pastor So & So has!”

The speaker was not promising that anyone would be famous like Pastor So & So. The point was to get a relationship with the Lord as real and vital as as the one enjoyed by that Pastor. When we have a real and vital relationship with the Lord, we will be whatever He wants us to be—famous or not!

Did Moses have a special relationship with the Lord because he did all the Lord commanded Him? Maybe. But more importantly, Moses did all that the Lord commanded because of the great relationship he had with God.

Obedience is important, but great obedience is a result of a great relationship with the Lord.