"Then the Lord spoke to Moses saying, 'Send out for yourself men so that they may spy out the land of Canaan, which I am going to give the sons of Israel; you shall send a man from each of their fathers' tribes, every one a leader among them."--Numbers 13:1-2. At this point in the Old Testament account, God tells Moses to select one man from each of the twelve tribes of Israel to spy out the Promised Land. This would be among the final events before Israel enters the Promised Land. Moses was not to select just any man, but a leader. This will be the first of a two part blog dealing with the events of Numbers 13-14 about how leaders can have an impact on an entire congregation.
Not just any man. These twelve men that were selected were acting as scouts. For those who don't know a scout goes ahead of an army and surveys the land which they are about to enter to get an idea of what they will face. Scouts are a type of leader, not just any man.
Not just any man. If we were to ask anyone what it takes to be a leader, you would get numerous answers. To get some personal insight into spiritual leadership, take a look at a blog that is written by one of my instructors at the Bear Valley Bible Institute of Denver, Bob Turner. His blog is called The Leadership Fund. Leaders of the Lord's people are not just any men.
Not just any man. I think we would all agree that what the true Israel, the Lord's church, is lacking is leaders. And again, a leader is not just any man.
Not just any man. One good description of what a leader should be is found in 1 Timothy 3:1-13. In this passage alone, we find that a leader is not just any man.
Not just any man. Yesterday me and my partner Andrew with whom I am working here at the Norco church of Christ were talking about the fact that the qualities of a leader that are found in Scripture are ones all men should aspire to because a leader is not just any man.
Not just any man. So my encouragement to you is this, look at 1 Timothy 3:1-13 and other Scriptures that involve leadership. Write down the qualities of a leader you find in Scripture and see what you can do to develop those qualities in yourself.
DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT! PRAY ABOUT IT! LOVE Y'ALL! GOD BLESS!
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