Character & God’s Call to Leadership

The sons of Aaron each took his censer and put fire in it, put incense on it, and offered profane fire before the Lord, which He had not commanded them. So fire went out from the Lord and devoured them, and they died before the Lord. Leviticus 10:1-2 God takes seriously the issue of character. We see His concern repeatedly in Leviticus, from the sins of Aaron’s sons to His detailed instructions about clean and unclean food. While today we realize some obvious medial and biological reasons for His precise directions, we can assume god intended through these texts to teach His leaders and His people an important lesson: Put “being” before “doing”. Get yourself right before you work on anything else. Far too often we jump to mechanics, methods, and techniques. We put style ahead of substance. We focus on charisma, but neglect character. The following axioms beckon us to put our character first: 1. We are given our gifts, but we must develop our character. 2. Our character earns the trust of others. 3. Only good character gives lasting success with people. 4. Sound character communicates credibility and consistency. 5. Our character colors our perspective. 6. Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there. 7. We cannot rise above the limitations of our character. Does your character need some work? 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