Profiles in Leadership: Moses – The Unexpected Leader

Now the man Moses was very humble, more than all men who were on the face of the earth. Numbers 12:3 What words come to mind when you think of great leaders? It is doubtful that “meek” appears at the top of your list. Yet that is the precise word that God chose to describe Moses. In Scripture He declares that, “the man Moses was very humble”. Moses had reasons to be humble. He certainly wasn’t a natural leader. Nothing in Scripture indicates that he attracted or led anyone in the first 80 years of his life. Although he was “learned in the ways of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and in deeds”, we have no record of any significant accomplishment during his first 40 years. So far as we know, his first attempt at exerting his influence to help the people resulted in the murder of an Egyptian and his flight from Egypt as a wanted criminal. The next 40 years Moses spent in exile in the desert of Midian, a time so uneventful that Scripture sums it up in three verses. You don’t have to be a natural to become a great leader; you simply need a heart for God and a teachable spirit. Most of the great leaders in Scripture were made, not born. Happily for us, God is still making them today. Could you be one of them? I’d love to talk to you personally. For more on help I can provide and how you can reach me, check out… http://truthatlife.com/ or email me directly at curtis.songer@gmail.com