Lame Leadership Awards

See chapters 12 – 24 for examples of these “Lame Leadership Awards”

The book of Numbers offers many great illustrations of “Lame Leadership”. Here are just a few of the acts of indiscretion, foolishness, lack of judgment, poor choices, and just plain old sin:

1. Korah: See the two prior blogs on this topic. Korah recruited two buddies and 250 henchman to stage an insurrection against Moses. The result was that they all perished when God caused the earth to open up and “swallow” them.
2. The prophet Balaam: King Balak paid Balaam to put a curse on Israel. God interceded, even to the point of giving Balaam’s donkey and human voice to reason with him. The result was that God rebuked Balaam.
3. Balak: King Balak thought he could buy his way into success. He paid Balaam to curse God’s people, hoping his plan could override God’s sovereignty.
4. Miriam and Aaron: Moses own sister and brother decided they wanted a bigger piece of power. The result was that Miriam got a case of leprosy and were humbled.
5. The ten fearful spies: These ten men led their clans. They had witnessed God’s provision. Yet they turned cowardice at the edge of the Promised Land. The result was they destroyed the faith of the people and caused them to wander in the desert for 40 years.
6. Moses: Even Moses had his share of bad days. Once, in a fit of anger, he disobeyed God and struck a rock twice. The result was that he forfeited his right to enter the Promised Land of Canaan.

We all have bad days. But do you ever see a pattern in your leadership that could be interpreted as “lame leadership”? What is your area of weakness that needs to be addressed?

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