FOLLOW THE LEADER- which many leaders are unwilling or unable to do. Let’s look at a famous
Biblical example.
Principle:
“Relational skills are a leader’s greatest asset. Nothing
can compensate for poor relational skills. But the
better his relational skills, the more needs he is able to
meet. And the more needs he can meet, the greater his
leadership in the eyes of God and man.”Early in his leadership of the children of Israel, Moses tried to make all
of the decisions. Either he was not willing or able to share leadership.
He thought he had to hold all of the reins of leadership tightly in his
hands in order to be an effective leader. He felt he had to make all of the
decisions – whether big or small. His father-in-law, Jethro, came to visit
him in the wilderness. There he observed Moses trying to “make all of the
decisions” and “settle all the disputes” for over a million people! Because
he alone had received the vision from God and the Ten Commandments
on Mt. Sinai, he felt that he had to make all of the decisions. We read this
account:
“Moses took his seat to serve as judge for the people, and
they stood around him from morning till evening. When
his father-in-law saw all that Moses was doing for the
people, he said, ‘What is this you are doing for the
people? Why do you alone sit as judge, while all these
people stand around you from morning till evening?’Moses answered him: ‘Because the people come to me
to seek God’s will. Whenever they have a dispute, it is
brought to me, and I decide between the parties and
inform them of God’s decrees and laws.’Moses father-in-law replied, ‘What you are doing is not
good. You and these people who come to you will only wear
yourselves out. Th e work is too heavy for you; you cannot handle