Matthew Henry Commentary Genesis 8:13-19

"And it came to pass in the six hundred and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from off the earth: and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and, behold, the face of the ground was dried. And in the second month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, was the earth dry. And God spake unto Noah, saying, Go forth from the ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons` wives with thee. Bring forth with thee every living thing that is with thee of all flesh, both birds, and cattle, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth; that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth. And Noah went forth, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons` wives with him: every beast, every creeping thing, and every bird, whatsoever moveth upon the earth, after their families, went forth out of the ark." — Genesis 8:13-19 (ASV)

God considers our benefit rather than our desires; He knows what is good for us better than we know for ourselves, and how long it is fitting for our restraints to continue and for desired mercies to be delayed. We would go out of the ark before the ground is dried; and perhaps, if the door is shut, we are ready to thrust off the covering and climb up some other way. But God's time for showing mercy is the best time.

As Noah had a command to go into the ark, so, however tedious his confinement there was, he would wait for a command to go out of it again. We must acknowledge God in all our ways and set Him before us in all our endeavors. Only those who follow God's direction and submit to Him go under God's protection.