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Monday, January 6, 2020

LEADERSHIP ISSUES!


Monday, January 6, 2020

LEADERSHIP ISSUES!

Ex 18:17-22
17 And Moses' father in law said unto him, The thing that thou doest is not good. 18 Thou wilt surely wear away, both thou, and this people that is with thee: for this thing is too heavy for thee; thou art not able to perform it thyself alone. 19 Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God shall be with thee: Be thou for the people to Godward, that thou mayest bring the causes unto God: 20 And thou shalt teach them ordinances and laws, and shalt shew them the way wherein they must walk, and the work that they must do.
21 Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:
22 And let them judge the people at all seasons: and it shall be, that every great matter they shall bring unto thee, but every small matter they shall judge: so shall it be easier for thyself, and they shall bear the burden with thee.

Leadership in the church is critical. Moses was leading by the “Lone Ranger” model. Long lines of plaintiffs stood waiting their turn to speak to God’s chosen authority. Aaron and Miriam offered but little assistance.

It was Moses’ father in law who offered a different model. Why not delegate lesser tasks to other leaders. Give them real authority to deal with smaller things so that Moses could focus on the big picture? Moses found some relief but it didn’t always work well.

It is essential that these lesser leaders be “able” men. Able is the Hebrew word chayil and includes the meaning of “virtue.” These were worthy men.  It should not need to be mentioned that these men “fear God. These should be morally reverent. They should also be men of truth who would function without subtilty or functioning with a personal goal in mind. The idea of “hating covetousness” means that they were not apt to plunder resources at their disposal.

Dr. Charles Stanley defines leadership as: “the ability to help others move toward an agreed-upon vision.”

Dear Lord, may your church find leaders after your own heart. AMEN

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