Moses speaking to the people of Israel: How can I alone bear your problems and your burdens and your complaints? Choose wise, understanding, and knowledgeable men from among your tribes, and I will make them heads over you.
Deuteronomy 1:12-13
The people closest to us determine our level of success. Moses learned this lesson in the wilderness and implemented a plan to put competent, godly leaders next to himself. Leaders must judge themselves not only by what they can do; their value depends also on what they can get done though others.
Moses teaches us that leaders must:
1. See the land – Vision: Moses saw and reminded everyone of the Lord’s faithfulness. God would fulfill His promise. Moses could clearly see the outcome, and he motivated others by his vision.
2. Share the load – Delegation: Moses chose to set his ego aside and share his leadership responsibilities with others. He would give them both the responsibility and authority to do the work; the tasks now became a team effort.
3. Select the leaders – The Inner Circle: Moses chose his inner circle from among the spiritually qualified, approved, and appointed according to their abilities.
4. Structure the Leadership – Organization: Moses established a system in which the leaders were to listen fairly, administer boldly, make decisions based on principles, and refer the most difficult cases to him.
Have you appropriately selected and empowered your inner circle? If not, why not begin today?
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