The Daroshas Haran explains that Moshe Rabbenu was an aral sefasaim. hard speaker, in order people should not say that because of his glib tongue he was able to convince the Jews to do the mitzvos. When it was necessary, the schechina eminated from his throat. Moshe Rabbenu did not want to speak to the rock as the water had to be given through a sheliach not Hashem but once he got angry the shechina disappeared so he could have spoken and hitting the rock was not justified any more.
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