Today’s Reading Deuteronomy 30-31
Focal Scripture: Deuteronomy 31:7 “Moses then summoned Joshua and said to him in the sight of all Israel, “Be strong and courageous, for you will go with this people into the land the Lord swore to give to their ancestors. You will enable them to take possession of it.”
How the end comes for a leader speaks a lot about them as a person. Moses knew his time was up. His leadership was coming t an end and he wanted to pass on the leadership in a healthy way.
Moses did not try to hang on to his position longer than was needed. He lifted up Joshua in front of the entire assembly. There was no jealousy. There were no buts in a sentence. Moses was an encouragement to Joshua.
The takeaway for believers today is having a good leadership team. You will never have a perfect team but you should have a team that cares for one another. In today’s culture good church leadership can be hard to find. Too often staff members bicker, have agendas, and even talk about others they work with behind their backs. It causes a very toxic environment. Church members should expect more from their leaders. Many churches have leaders who have multiple personalities. They are kind and nice to the movers and shakers. Then they are mean and controlling to those who think and act different than them.
However, we have a better example. Moses did not have an ego. Moses rooted for his successor. Moses promoted Joshua publicly and lifted up his ministry. Moses was for success of the people whether he was in charge or not.
The lesson here is to be a leader who cares about your people and lifts them up not tear them down. Encouragement goes a long way.
Be an uplifting leader if you’re not and promote your people and what they do.
Tomorrow I plan on reading Deuteronomy 32-34
